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CVE-2007-2149

10.0 · HIGH

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…

Published Apr 19, 2007stephen_cratonEPSS 3.09%

Overview

CVE-2007-2149 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting stephen_craton chatness. It was published on April 19, 2007 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical 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.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from stephen_craton. Update chatness 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
stephen_cratonchatness0Affected

References

Refsecunia.com/advisories/24873Refsecurityreason.com/securityalert/2595Refwww.securityfocus.com/archive/1/465547/100/0/threadedRefwww.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1386Refsecunia.com/advisories/24873Refsecurityreason.com/securityalert/2595Refwww.securityfocus.com/archive/1/465547/100/0/threadedRefwww.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1386

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2007-2149?

CVE-2007-2149 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting stephen_craton chatness. It was published on April 19, 2007 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2007-2149?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2007-2149?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from stephen_craton. Update chatness 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-2007-2149?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2007-2149 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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