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.
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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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30682 | exploit_db | edb | 2007-10-18 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | 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 | 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)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.8 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
|
8.0 | 6.9 | [email protected] |
| 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
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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 |