CVE-2007-5988

blocks/shoutbox_block.php in BtiTracker 1.4.4 does not verify user accounts, which allows remote attackers to post shoutbox entries as arbitrary users via a modified nick field.

Published: 2007-11-15 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-5988 is rated Moderate Risk (55.1/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.96%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-5988

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 2025-03-17 2.08% 0.96% -1.12%
2 2024-12-17 1.60% 2.08% +0.48%
3 2024-10-26 1.60%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-5988

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-2007-5988

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-5988

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
bti-tracker bti-tracker <= 1.4.4 cpe:2.3:a:bti-tracker:bti-tracker:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-5988

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