CVE-2007-2149
Stephen Craton (aka WiredPHP) Chatness 2.5.3 and earlier stores usernames and unencrypted passwords in (1) classes/vars.php and (2) classes/varstuff.php, and recommends 0666 or 0777 permissions for these files, which allows local users to gain…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.09%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Stephen Craton (aka WiredPHP) Chatness 2.5.3 and earlier stores usernames and unencrypted passwords in (1) classes/vars.php and (2) classes/varstuff.php, and recommends 0666 or 0777 permissions for these files, which allows local users to gain privileges by reading the files, and allows remote attackers to obtain credentials via a direct request for admin/options.php.
- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 3.09% probability · 87th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- stephen craton/chatness
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24873Vendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2595
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/465547/100/0/threaded
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1386
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24873Vendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2595
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/465547/100/0/threaded
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1386
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.