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CVE-2007-5823
Directory traversal vulnerability in forum.php in Ben Ng Scribe 0.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary…
High7.5EPSS 2.6%
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Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in forum.php in Ben Ng Scribe 0.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the username parameter in a Register action.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.6% · top 14% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (5)
- 4596 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 20071101 Scribe <= 2.0 Remote PHP Code Execution (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://www.inj3ct-it.org/exploit/scribe.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 3339 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- 39063 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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