CVE-2007-0872

Public Exploit

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the Plain Old Webserver (POW) add-on before 0.0.9 for Mozilla Firefox allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the URI.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 9.86% Top 10%

Third-Party Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2007/Feb/0196.html	mailing list exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22502	vdb entry
http://osvdb.org/33174	vdb entry
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/3002/
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2007/Feb/0210.html	mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/24127	third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0558	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32467	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-0872?: CVE-2007-0872 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-0872?: To fix CVE-2007-0872, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-0872 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2007-0872 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~10% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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