CVE-2007-2149 json
Stephen Craton (aka WiredPHP) Chatness 2.5.3 and earlier stores usernames and unencrypted passwords in (1) classes/vars.php and (2) classes…
published 2007-04-19 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-2144
- cvss
- 10.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 3.1%
- EPSS 3.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 87%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
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.
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-3725)
- Published
Exploit prediction
3.09% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-3725 Chatness 2.5.3 - '/options.php/save.php' Remote Code Execution webapps, 2007-04-12
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
References
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secunia.com
/advisories/24873
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/465547/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2007/1386
vdb-entry
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securityreason.com
/securityalert/2595
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2007-2149
- NVD CVE-2007-2149
Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.