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medium 5.8

CVE-2007-4174 json

Tor before 0.1.2.16, when ControlPort is enabled, does not properly restrict commands to localhost port 9051, which allows remote attackers…

published 2007-08-07 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-4158

cvss
5.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
6.2%
EPSS 6.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 93%
public exploits
2
Exploit-DB

Summary

Tor before 0.1.2.16, when ControlPort is enabled, does not properly restrict commands to localhost port 9051, which allows remote attackers to modify the torrc configuration file, compromise anonymity, and have other unspecified impact via HTTP POST data containing commands without valid authentication, as demonstrated by an HTML form (1) hosted on a web site or (2) injected by a Tor exit node.

Patch / fix

  • tor Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.1.2.16-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2007-4174

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-30447)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

6.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-30447 Tor 0.1.2.15 - ControlPort Missing Authentication Unauthorized Access remote, 2007-08-02
  • EDB-4468 Tor < 0.1.2.16 - ControlPort Remote Rewrite remote, 2007-09-29

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

References

Sources

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.