CVE-2007-5491

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the translation module (translator.php) in SiteBar 3.3.8 allows remote authenticated users to chmod arbitrary files to 0777 via ".." sequences in the lang parameter.

Category

9.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.05% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://teamforge.net/viewcvs/viewcvs.cgi/tags/release-3.3.9/doc/history.txt?view=markup
http://secunia.com/advisories/27503 third party advisory
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=195810
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200711-05.xml vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26126 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/28008 third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1423 vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3768 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-5491?
CVE-2007-5491 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-5491?
To fix CVE-2007-5491, 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-2007-5491 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-5491 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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