Path Traversal in Phphelpdesk
CVE-2007-5915
Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in phphelpdesk 0.6.16 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the whattodo parameter.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.018 (77.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 78th percentile — 77.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Phphelpdesk — versions 0.6.16
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38259 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483256/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/26318 (vdb-entry)
- securityreason.com/securityalert/3359 (third-party-advisory)