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Vulnerability record · CVE-2007-5742 · published 1 December 2007

CVE-2007-5742: Wesnoth path traversal vulnerability

Wesnoth · Wesnoth

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.

9.0 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 2.8% · top 13.9% CWE-22 · Path traversal
9.0CVSS 2.0 base score
2.8%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
26References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://osvdb.org/41713
http://secunia.com/advisories/27786
http://secunia.com/advisories/27920
http://secunia.com/advisories/27943
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=557098 Patch
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1421
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26626
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4026
http://www.wesnoth.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=264289#264289 Patch
http://www.wesnoth.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=18844
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38752
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00004.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00006.html
http://osvdb.org/41713
http://secunia.com/advisories/27786
http://secunia.com/advisories/27920
http://secunia.com/advisories/27943
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=557098 Patch
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1421
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26626
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4026
http://www.wesnoth.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=264289#264289 Patch
http://www.wesnoth.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=18844
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38752
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00004.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00006.html

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