CVE-2007-1540
Directory traversal vulnerability in am.pl in (1) SQL-Ledger 2.6.27 and earlier, and (2)...
CVE-2007-1540 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Ledgersmb, published March 20, 2007. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.10%, the 92nd percentile. Fixed in sql-ledger 2.8.14-1.
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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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.
- Record
CVE-2007-1540- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
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CVE-2007-1540- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2007-1534 No score
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.
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EUVD-2007-1534- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6r5q-24m9-x8j7 No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in am.pl in (1) SQL-Ledger 2.6.27 and earlier, and (2)...
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.
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GHSA-6r5q-24m9-x8j7- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2007-1540- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2007-1540 No score
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2007-1540- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
sql-ledgerDebian:12 |
before 2.8.14-1 | 2.8.14-1 |
sql-ledgerDebian:13 |
before 2.8.14-1 | 2.8.14-1 |
sql-ledgerDebian:14 |
before 2.8.14-1 | 2.8.14-1 |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | LedgerSMB1.0/1.1 / SQL-Ledger 2.6.x - 'Login' Local File Inclusion / Authentication Bypass | 2007-03-19 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
References
secunia.com/advisories/24560
sql-ledger.com/cgi-bin/nav.pl?page=news.html&title=What%27s%20New
sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=494462&group_id=175965
osvdb.org/33624
vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1024