CVE-2007-5823 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in Ben Ng Scribe version 0.2 and earlier. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files on the server by manipulating the username parameter during a registration action. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered highly severe due to its low attack complexity and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed as actively exploited in the KEV catalog, an ExploitDB entry for remote code execution exists, indicating public exploit code availability, though community discussion and media coverage are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:scribe:scribe:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.