High severity · published Nov 7, 2019
CVE-2007-5743
viewvc 1.0.3 allows improper access control to files in a repository when using the "forbidden" configuration option
7.5
CVSS
1.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
viewvc 1.0.3 allows improper access control to files in a repository when using the "forbidden" configuration option.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.1% · higher than 66% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
8.0; 9.0; 10.0 · source: NVD
VI
Viewvc · Viewvc
1.0.3 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5743
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-5743
Exploit
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=416696
Third Party Advisory
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-5743
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