CVE-2007-6495 Privilege escalation in n/a
Authenticated users can modify directory permissions to upload and execute arbitrary ASP scripts with administrative privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2007-6495?
CVE-2007-6495 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Dec 2007. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
inc_newuser.asp in Hosting Controller 6.1 Hot fix 3.3 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to change the permissions of directories named (1) db, (2) www, (3) Special, and (4) log at arbitrary locations under the web root via a modified Dirroot parameter in an AddUser action to accounts/AccountActions.asp. NOTE: this can be leveraged for remote code execution by changing the permissions of \Forum\db, which is configured for execution of ASP scripts with administrative privileges, and then uploading a script to \Forum\db.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-6495?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hosting Controller Hosting Controller.
How do I fix CVE-2007-6495?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-6495 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2007-6495 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-6495 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qx43-8vv9-6xph.