CVE-2007-1720 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in the Addressbook 1.2 module for PHP-Nuke, allowing remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files. This vulnerability, affecting sb-websoft Addressbook, arises from improper handling of the module_name parameter, which can be manipulated with ".." sequences. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered highly severe, enabling unauthenticated attackers to achieve partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. The attack complexity is low, making it relatively easy to exploit. While not currently on the KEV catalog, exploit code for this vulnerability is publicly available on ExploitDB. Despite this, there is no evidence of active exploitation, and it has garnered minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sb-websoft:addressbook:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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