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CVE-2007-1540

4.3 · MEDIUM

Directory traversal vulnerability in am.pl in (1) SQL-Ledger 2.6.27 and earlier, and (2) LedgerSMB before 1.2.0, allows remote attackers to run arbitrary executables and bypass authentication via a ..

Published Mar 20, 2007ledgersmbEPSS 5.10%

Overview

CVE-2007-1540 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting ledgersmb ledgersmb. It was published on March 20, 2007 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Directory traversal vulnerability in am.pl in (1) SQL-Ledger 2.6.27 and earlier, and (2) LedgerSMB before 1.2.0, allows remote attackers to run arbitrary executables and bypass authentication via a .. (dot dot) sequence and trailing NULL (%00) in the login parameter. NOTE: this issue was reportedly addressed in SQL-Ledger 2.6.27, however third-party researchers claim that the file is still executed even though an error is generated.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from ledgersmb. Update ledgersmb to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
ledgersmbledgersmb0Affected
sql-ledgersql-ledger0Affected

References

Refsecunia.com/advisories/24560Refsecunia.com/advisories/24585Refsourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=494462&group_id=175965Refsql-ledger.com/cgi-bin/nav.pl?page=news.html&title=What%27s%20NewRefwww.osvdb.org/33624Refwww.securityfocus.com/archive/1/463175/100/0/threadedRefwww.securityfocus.com/bid/23034Refwww.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1024Refwww.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1025Refsecunia.com/advisories/24560

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2007-1540?

CVE-2007-1540 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting ledgersmb ledgersmb. It was published on March 20, 2007 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2007-1540?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2007-1540?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from ledgersmb. Update ledgersmb to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2007-1540?

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