CVE-2007-5694

Exp

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in the translation module (translator.php) in SiteBar 3.3.8 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via an absolute path in the dir parameter, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-5491.

Published: 2007-10-29 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-5694 is rated High Exploit Risk (74.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 7.67%, 92th percentile). Core evidence: 2 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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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2007-5694

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
30682 exploit_db edb 2007-10-18 Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-5694

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 2026-01-13 7.23% 7.67% +0.45%
2 2025-12-22 8.31% 7.23% -1.08%
3 2025-03-30 8.31%

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-5694

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
8.0 6.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2007-5694

OS Trackers for CVE-2007-5694

vendor priority summary link
gentoo high CVE-2007-5694: 1 GLSA(s) (200711-05), 1 atom(s) (www-apps/sitebar); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2007-5694
ubuntu low CVE-2007-5694 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (sitebar), 9 status rows across 9 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, upstream): ignored 4, released 4, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2007-5694

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-5694

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
sitebar sitebar 3.3.8 cpe:2.3:a:sitebar:sitebar:3.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-5694

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