CVE-2007-5491 json
Directory traversal vulnerability in the translation module (translator.php) in SiteBar 3.3.8 allows remote authenticated users to chmod ar…
published 2007-10-17 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-5466
- cvss
- 9.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.3%
- EPSS 2.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 83%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Directory traversal vulnerability in the translation module (translator.php) in SiteBar 3.3.8 allows remote authenticated users to chmod arbitrary files to 0777 via ".." sequences in the lang parameter.
Exploit prediction
2.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 9.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
References
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gentoo.org
/security/en/glsa/glsa-200711-05.xml
vendor-advisory
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debian.org
/security/2007/dsa-1423
vendor-advisory
- teamforge.net /viewcvs/viewcvs.cgi/tags/release-3.3.9/doc/history.txt?view=markup
-
secunia.com
/advisories/27503
third-party-advisory
- bugs.gentoo.org /show_bug.cgi?id=195810
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/26126
vdb-entry
-
secunia.com
/advisories/28008
third-party-advisory
-
vupen.com
/english/advisories/2007/3768
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2007-5491
- NVD CVE-2007-5491
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