CVE-2007-6495
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…
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 4.4%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 4.37% probability · 91th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 13 December 2007
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- hosting controller/hosting controller
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 4.4% 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.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://hostingcontroller.com/english/logs/Post-Hotfix-3_3-sec-Patch-ReleaseNotes.html
- http://osvdb.org/44184
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28973
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3474
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1019222
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485028/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26862
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4730
- http://hostingcontroller.com/english/logs/Post-Hotfix-3_3-sec-Patch-ReleaseNotes.html
- http://osvdb.org/44184
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28973
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3474
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1019222
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485028/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26862
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4730
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.