CVE-2007-5742

Directory traversal vulnerability in the WML engine preprocessor for Wesnoth 1.2.x before 1.2.8,...

9.0 HighFix available

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.

Exploit likelihood

2.83%Down 0.9 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.0

Record: CVE-2007-5742
CVSS 2.0: 9.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2007-5742
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2007-5712 No score

Record: EUVD-2007-5712
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vx59-6637-4544 No score

Directory traversal vulnerability in the WML engine preprocessor for Wesnoth 1.2.x before 1.2.8,...

Record: GHSA-vx59-6637-4544
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

wesnoth

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`wesnoth` Debian:3.1	before 0.9.0-7, plus listed versions 0.9.0-50.9.0-6	0.9.0-7
`wesnoth` Debian:4.0	before 1.2-3, plus listed versions 1.2-11.2-2	1.2-3
`wesnoth` Debian:5.0	before 1:1.2.7-2+lenny1	1:1.2.7-2+lenny1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	affected, aliases, facts, published, references, title	GitHub Advisories, OSV
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2007-5742 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.0) in Wesnoth, published December 1, 2007. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.83%, the 86th percentile. Fixed in wesnoth 0.9.0-7.

References

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