CVE-2007-5988
blocks/shoutbox_block.php in BtiTracker 1.4.4 does not verify user accounts, which allows remote attackers to post shoutbox entries as arbitrary users via a modified nick field.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.55%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
blocks/shoutbox_block.php in BtiTracker 1.4.4 does not verify user accounts, which allows remote attackers to post shoutbox entries as arbitrary users via a modified nick field.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 1.55% probability · 75th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-255, CWE-264, CWE-287
- Affected
- bti-tracker/bti-tracker
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.5% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://osvdb.org/42216
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27550Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=552477
- http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1764809&group_id=146822&atid=766508
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26551
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38417
- http://osvdb.org/42216
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27550Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=552477
- http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1764809&group_id=146822&atid=766508
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26551
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38417
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.