CVE-2007-4174
Tor before 0.1.2.16, when ControlPort is enabled, does not properly restrict commands to localhost port 9051, which allows remote attackers to modify the torrc configuration file, compromise anonymity, and have other unspecified impact via HTTP POST data containing commands without valid authentication, as demonstrated by an HTML form (1) hosted on a web site or (2) injected by a Tor exit node.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 5.8 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-264
- EPSS score
- 6.2% (94th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2007-4158)
- Published
- August 7, 2007
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2007-4158 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- tor / tor
- tor / tor
- tor / tor
- tor / tor
- tor / tor
- tor / tor
- tor / tor
- tor / tor
- tor / tor
- tor / tor
- tor / tor
- tor / tor
- tor / tor
- tor / tor
- tor / tor
- tor / tor
References
- http://archives.seul.org/or/announce/Aug-2007/msg00000.html
- http://archives.seul.org/or/announce/Sep-2007/msg00000.html
- http://osvdb.org/36271
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26301(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25188
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018510
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2768(Vendor Advisory)
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35784
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36407
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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