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CVE-2007-2149

Published: Apr 19, 2007Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other
10.0CRITICAL
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
3.1%
Top 13.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

Stephen Craton (aka WiredPHP) Chatness 2.5.3 and earlier stores usernames and unencrypted passwords in (1) classes/vars.php and (2) classes/varstuff.php, and recommends 0666 or 0777 permissions for these files, which allows local users to gain privileges by reading the files, and allows remote attackers to obtain credentials via a direct request for admin/options.php.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

stephen craton
individual-devaka chatness
chatnessOn-prem
Web & CMS Plugins / wordpress-plugin
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/465547/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/24873
secunia.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1386
vupen.com
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