CVE-2007-5823
Directory traversal vulnerability in forum.php in Ben Ng Scribe 0.2 and earlier allows remote...
Directory traversal vulnerability in forum.php in Ben Ng Scribe 0.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the username parameter in a Register action.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Directory traversal vulnerability in forum.php in Ben Ng Scribe 0.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the username parameter in a Register action.
- Record
CVE-2007-5823- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
Directory traversal vulnerability in forum.php in Ben Ng Scribe 0.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the username parameter in a Register action.
- Record
CVE-2007-5823- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2007-5793No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in forum.php in Ben Ng Scribe 0.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the username parameter in a Register action.
- Record
EUVD-2007-5793- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qvf6-3rc2-4x45No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in forum.php in Ben Ng Scribe 0.2 and earlier allows remote...
Directory traversal vulnerability in forum.php in Ben Ng Scribe 0.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the username parameter in a Register action.
- Record
GHSA-qvf6-3rc2-4x45- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Scribe 0.2 - PHP Remote Code Execution | 2007-11-02 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| aliases, exploits, facts, references, title | Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories | |
| first indexed | CVE List, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2007-5823 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Scribe, published November 5, 2007. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.64%, the 85th percentile. No source names a fixed version.