# CVE-2007-6547: Missing authorization in n/a

> Attackers with temporary session access can change user passwords without verifying the old password, leading to account takeover.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 28 Dec 2007
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-f3g3-8g37-3mvg

## What is CVE-2007-6547?

CVE-2007-6547 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Dec 2007. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

RunCMS before 1.6.1 does not require entry of the old password during a password change, which allows context-dependent attackers to change passwords upon obtaining temporary access to a session.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-6547?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Runcms Runcms.

## How do I fix CVE-2007-6547?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-6547 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2007-6547 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-6547 exists.

Public exploit code:

- RunCMS 1.6 - Multiple Vulnerabilities (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2007-5535](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-5535/): Unspecified vulnerability in newbb_plus in RunCms 1.5.2 has unknown impact and attack vectors. (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2007-2539](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-2539/): Information disclosure in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2006-1793](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-1793/): Path traversal in n/a (high 7.6)
- [CVE-2008-0224](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0224/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2007-6544](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-6544/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2007-6547 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2007-6547 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Dec 2007. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-6547 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-2007-6547/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-6547/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-6547
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-6547
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-6547

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-6547/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.