CVE-2007-3986

Public Exploit

Description

file.cgi in Secure Computing SecurityReporter (aka Network Security Analyzer) 4.6.3 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a name parameter that specifies the eventcache directory and a non-GIF file, which causes the $dontvalidate variable to be set to true. NOTE: a separate traversal vulnerability could be leveraged to download arbitrary files.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.61%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35591	vdb entry
http://www.securecomputing.com/index.cfm?skey=1429	patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/26167	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25027	vdb entry
http://www.oliverkarow.de/research/securityreporter.txt	exploit
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=118522960430476&w=2	exploit mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-3986?: CVE-2007-3986 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-3986?: To fix CVE-2007-3986, 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-2007-3986 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2007-3986 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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