HIGH
Directory traversal vulnerability in forum.php in Ben Ng Scribe 0.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a .
Published Nov 5, 2007
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.64%
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in forum.php in Ben Ng Scribe 0.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the username parameter in a Register action.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.64% 0.02641
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02641
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.64% (0.02641) | 85.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.64% (0.02641) | 83.55th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 3.84% (0.03842) | 87.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.47% (0.02471) | 83.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.65% (0.04654) | 81.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.47% (0.02471) | 84.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.33% (0.00328) | 71.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 24, 2024 | 0.79% (0.00791) | 81.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 17, 2024 | 0.76% (0.00764) | 81.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 3, 2024 | 0.73% (0.00733) | 80.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 11, 2023 | 0.73% (0.00733) | 78.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.68% (0.00678) | 76.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (5)
- http://osvdb.org/39063 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3339 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://www.inj3ct-it.org/exploit/scribe.txt x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483183/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4596 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://osvdb.org/39063 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3339 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://www.inj3ct-it.org/exploit/scribe.txt | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483183/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4596 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Nov 5, 2007
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Nov 5, 2007
Link CVE-2007-5823
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a