Directory traversal vulnerability in 404.php in Drake CMS allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the d_private parameter. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information. NOTE: Drake CMS has only a beta version available, and the vendor has previously stated "We do not consider security reports valid until the first official release of Drake CMS."
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-1849 is rated High Exploit Risk (75.7/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.36%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29805 | exploit_db | edb | 2007-03-30 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-11-20 | 2.78% | 3.36% | +0.58% |
| 2 | 2025-04-28 | 2.55% | 2.78% | +0.23% |
| 3 | 2025-03-30 | — | 2.55% | — |
Full EPSS history (11 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| drake_team | drake_cms | 0.3.7 | cpe:2.3:a:drake_team:drake_cms:0.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| drake_team | drake_cms | 0.3.7_beta | cpe:2.3:a:drake_team:drake_cms:0.3.7_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |