# CVE-2007-6499: Missing authorization in n/a

> Authenticated users can uninstall FrontPage extensions for arbitrary accounts due to missing authorization checks in Hosting Controller.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Dec 2007
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rrgf-j2pf-mwhp

## What is CVE-2007-6499?

CVE-2007-6499 is a medium-severity missing authorization 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

Unspecified vulnerability in Hosting Controller 6.1 Hot fix 3.3 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to uninstall the FrontPage extensions of an arbitrary account via a request to fp2002/UNINSTAL.asp with a "host id (IIS) value."

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-6499?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Hosting Controller Hosting Controller.

## How do I fix CVE-2007-6499?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-6499 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2007-6499 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-6499 exists.

Public exploit code:

- hosting controller 6.1 hot fix 3.3 - Multiple Vulnerabilities (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2007-6494](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-6494/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2002-0773](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-0773/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2002-0774](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-0774/): Hardcoded credentials in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2002-0465](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-0465/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2006-1764](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-1764/): Information disclosure in n/a (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2007-6499 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2007-6499 is a medium-severity missing authorization 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.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-6499 exists.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-6499/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-6499/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-6499
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-6499
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-6499

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-6499/
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