CVE-2007-1540
EPSS 8.2%
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.
How to fix CVE-2007-1540
To remediate CVE-2007-1540, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/sql-ledger—upgrade to 2.8.14-1 or later
Is CVE-2007-1540 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 8.2%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 2.8.14-1