CVE-2007-5942

Bandersnatch 0.4 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a malformed request for index.php with (1) a certain func parameter value; or (2) certain func, jid, page, and limit parameter values; which reveals the path in various error messages.

Published: 2007-11-13 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-5942 is rated Low Risk (35.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.89%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-5942

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 0.18% 0.89% +0.71%
2 2025-03-17 0.14% 0.18% +0.04%
3 2023-03-07 0.14%

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-5942

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
8.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2007-5942

OS Trackers for CVE-2007-5942

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2007-5942 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (bandersnatch), 9 status rows across 9 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, upstream): DNE 4, ignored 4, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2007-5942

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-5942

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
bandersnatch bandersnatch 0.4 cpe:2.3:a:bandersnatch:bandersnatch:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-5942

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