CVE-2007-5797

SQLLoginModule in Apache Geronimo 2.0 through 2.1 does not throw an exception for a nonexistent username, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a login attempt with any username not contained in the database.

Published: 2007-11-03 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-5797 is rated Moderate Risk (62.6/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.15%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +2.39% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-5797

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 0.76% 3.15% +2.39%
2 2026-01-18 0.71% 0.76% +0.05%
3 2025-03-30 0.71%

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-5797

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P 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:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2007-5797

OS Trackers for CVE-2007-5797

vendor priority summary link
redhat https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-5797

Vendor comments (NVD) for CVE-2007-5797

  • Red Hat (2007-11-06T00:00:00)

    Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect versions of geronimo-specs packages as shipped Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, Red Hat Application Stack, Red Hat Application Server, Red Hat Directory Server and Red Hat Certificate System, as the geronimo-specs package only contains the specification of the Apache Geronimo Server’s services and interfaces and not the vulnerable J2EE server classes.

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-5797

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache geronimo 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:geronimo:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache geronimo 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:apache:geronimo:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache geronimo 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:apache:geronimo:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache geronimo 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:apache:geronimo:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-5797

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