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CVE-2007-2149
Stephen Craton (aka WiredPHP) Chatness 2.5.3 and earlier stores usernames and unencrypted passwords in (1) classes/vars.php and (2)…
High10.0EPSS 3.1%
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Description
Stephen Craton (aka WiredPHP) Chatness 2.5.3 and earlier stores usernames and unencrypted passwords in (1) classes/vars.php and (2) classes/varstuff.php, and recommends 0666 or 0777 permissions for these files, which allows local users to gain privileges by reading the files, and allows remote attackers to obtain credentials via a direct request for admin/options.php.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.1% · top 12% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (4)
- 20070412 Chatness <= 2.5.3 - Arbitrary Code Execution (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 24873 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2007-1386 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 2595 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .