CVE-2007-5491

Published: Oct 17, 2007Modified: Apr 23, 2026

9.0

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability: 8.0 / Impact: 10.0

Source: NVD

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the translation module (translator.php) in SiteBar 3.3.8 allows remote authenticated users to chmod arbitrary files to 0777 via ".." sequences in the lang parameter.

Affected (1)

Products: Sitebar: Sitebar

Sitebar

1 product

Sitebar

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Sitebar Sitebar	Version 3.3.8

Related CWEs

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

References (16)

http://secunia.com/advisories/27503

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/28008

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://teamforge.net/viewcvs/viewcvs.cgi/tags/release-3.3.9/doc/history.txt?view=markup

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1423

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200711-05.xml

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26126

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3768

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=195810

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/27503