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CVE-2007-0609

Published: May 9, 2007Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other
5.1MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
7.5%
Top 6.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Advanced Guestbook 2.4.2 allows remote attackers to bypass .htaccess settings, and execute arbitrary PHP local files or read arbitrary local templates, via a .. (dot dot) in a lang cookie, followed by a filename without its .php extension, as demonstrated via a request to index.php.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:HAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:HAccess Complexity
High
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

n/an/a
advanced guestbookadvanced guestbook
On-prem
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
advanced guestbookcommercialWeb & CMS Plugins

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34152
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2662
securityreason.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1726
vupen.com
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Timeline

Published
May 9, 2007
Last Updated
Apr 23, 2026

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