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CRITICAL
CVE-2007-5742
Wesnoth Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the WML engine preprocessor for Wesnoth 1.2.x before 1.2.8, and 1.3.x before 1.3.12, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via ".." sequences in unknown vectors.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 1, 2007, 6:46 a.m.

Last Modified :

April 9, 2025, 12:30 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

8.5

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2007-5742 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Wesnoth wesnoth
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2007-5742.

URL Resource
http://osvdb.org/41713
http://secunia.com/advisories/27786
http://secunia.com/advisories/27920
http://secunia.com/advisories/27943
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=557098 Patch
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1421
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26626
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4026
http://www.wesnoth.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=264289#264289 Patch
http://www.wesnoth.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=18844
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38752
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00004.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00006.html
http://osvdb.org/41713
http://secunia.com/advisories/27786
http://secunia.com/advisories/27920
http://secunia.com/advisories/27943
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=557098 Patch
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1421
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26626
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4026
http://www.wesnoth.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=264289#264289 Patch
http://www.wesnoth.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=18844
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38752
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00004.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00006.html

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2007-5742 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2007-5742 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://osvdb.org/41713
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/27786
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/27920
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/27943
    Added Reference http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=557098
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1421
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26626
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4026
    Added Reference http://www.wesnoth.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=264289#264289
    Added Reference http://www.wesnoth.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=18844
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38752
    Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00004.html
    Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00006.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/38752 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38752 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 01, 2007

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2007-5742 is associated with the following CWEs:

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.31 }} -0.21%

score

0.78005

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
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