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Vulnerability record · CVE-2007-6495 · published 20 December 2007

CVE-2007-6495: Hosting controller permissions and access controls vulnerability

Hosting Controller · Hosting Controller

inc_newuser.asp in Hosting Controller 6.1 Hot fix 3.3 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to change the permissions of directories named (1) db, (2) www, (3) Special, and (4) log at arbitrary locations under the web root via a modified Dirroot parameter in an AddUser action to accounts/AccountActions.asp. NOTE: this can be leveraged for remote code execution by changing the permissions of \Forum\db, which is configured for execution of ASP scripts with administrative privileges, and then uploading a script to \Forum\db.

6.5 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 4.4% · top 9.1% CWE-264 · Permissions and access controls
6.5CVSS 2.0 base score
4.4%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
16References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

inc_newuser.asp in Hosting Controller 6.1 Hot fix 3.3 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to change the permissions of directories named (1) db, (2) www, (3) Special, and (4) log at arbitrary locations under the web root via a modified Dirroot parameter in an AddUser action to accounts/AccountActions.asp. NOTE: this can be leveraged for remote code execution by changing the permissions of \Forum\db, which is configured for execution of ASP scripts with administrative privileges, and then uploading a script to \Forum\db.

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
http://hostingcontroller.com/english/logs/Post-Hotfix-3_3-sec-Patch-ReleaseNotes.html
http://osvdb.org/44184
http://secunia.com/advisories/28973
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3474
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019222
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485028/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26862
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4730
http://hostingcontroller.com/english/logs/Post-Hotfix-3_3-sec-Patch-ReleaseNotes.html
http://osvdb.org/44184
http://secunia.com/advisories/28973
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3474
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019222
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485028/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26862
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4730

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2007-6495), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-28). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.