CVE-2007-5742

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.

Published: 2007-12-01 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2007-5742 is rated High Risk (67/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.83%). EPSS rose +1.34% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-5742

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 2026-06-15 1.50% 2.83% +1.34%
2 2025-12-26 1.31% 1.50% +0.18%
3 2025-03-30 — 1.31% —

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-5742

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C 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:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 8.5 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2007-5742

OS Trackers for CVE-2007-5742

vendor priority summary link
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-5742
ubuntu medium CVE-2007-5742 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (wesnoth), 5 status rows across 5 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, upstream): released 5. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2007-5742

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-5742

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
wesnoth wesnoth 0.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.3 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.3.4 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.4 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.4.3 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.4.4 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.4.5 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.4.6 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.4.7 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.4.8 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.5 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.6 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.6.99.1 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.6.99.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.6.99.2 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.6.99.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.6.99.3 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.6.99.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.6.99.4 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.6.99.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.6.99.5 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.6.99.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.7 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.7.1 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.7.2 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.7.3 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.7.4 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.7.5 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.7.6 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.7.7 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.7.8 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.7.9 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.7.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.7.10 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.7.11 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.7.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.8 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.8.3 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.8.4 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.8.5 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.8.6 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.8.7 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.8.8 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.8.9 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.8.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.8.10 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.8.11 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.8.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.9.0 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.9.1 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.9.2 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.9.3 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.9.4 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.9.5 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.9.6 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.9.7 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 1.0rcl cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:1.0rcl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 1.1 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 1.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 1.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 1.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 1.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 1.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 1.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 1.1.7 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:1.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 1.1.8 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:1.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 1.1.9 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:1.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 1.1.10 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:1.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 1.1.11 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:1.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 1.1.12 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:1.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 1.1.13 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:1.1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 1.1.14 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:1.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 1.2 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 1.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 1.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 1.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 1.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 1.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 1.2.6 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:1.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 1.2.7 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:1.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-5742

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