CVE-2007-1906

Public Exploit

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in richedit/keyboard.php in eCardMAX HotEditor (Hot Editor) 4.0, and the HotEditor plugin for MyBB, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the first parameter.

6.8

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 14.29% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1315	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23377	exploit vdb entry vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24825	third party advisory
http://osvdb.org/34776	vdb entry
http://www.expw0rm.com/hot-editor-v40-local-file-inclusion_no113.html	exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/465092/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.expw0rm.com/mybb-hot-editor-plugin-local-file-inclusion_no114.html	exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/465094/100/0/threaded	mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33521	vdb entry
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2533	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-1906?: CVE-2007-1906 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-1906?: To fix CVE-2007-1906, 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-2007-1906 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2007-1906 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~14% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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