Vulnerability Details : CVE-2007-3295
Directory traversal vulnerability in Yet another Bulletin Board (YaBB) 2.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary Perl code via a .. (dot dot) in the userlanguage profile setting, which sets the userlanguage key of the member hash, and is propagated to the language variable in (1) HelpCentre.pl and (2) ICQPager.pl, (3) the use_lang variable in Subs.pl, and the actlang variable in (4) Post.pl and (5) InstantMessage.pl; as demonstrated by pointing userlanguage to the English folder, modifying English/HelpCentre.lng file to contain Perl statements, and then invoking the help action in YaBB.pl.
Vulnerability category: Directory traversal
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-3295
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.58%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 78 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2007-3295
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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6.5
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
8.0
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6.4
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NIST |
References for CVE-2007-3295
Products affected by CVE-2007-3295
- cpe:2.3:a:yabb:yabb:2.0_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:yabb:yabb:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:yabb:yabb:2.0_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:yabb:yabb:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*