CVE-2007-4157 describes an insufficient access control vulnerability in PHPBlogger, where the data/pref.db file, containing an admin password hash, is stored under the web root and is directly accessible. This allows unauthenticated remote attackers to download the database and easily gain administrative access by crafting an authentication cookie using the extracted hash. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity with low attack complexity and a partial impact on confidentiality. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.2.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:phpblogger:php-blogger:2.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.