CVE-2007-5253
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 8.9%EU EUVD
c32web.exe in McMurtrey/Whitaker Cart32 before 6.4 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via the ImageName parameter in a GetImage action, by appending a NULL byte (%00) sequence followed by an image file extension, as demonstrated by a request for a ".txt%00.gif" file. NOTE: this might be a directory traversal vulnerability.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 5.0 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-20
- EPSS score
- 8.9% (95th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2007-5233)
- Published
- October 6, 2007
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2007-5233 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- mcmurtrey whitaker and associates / cart32
References
- http://osvdb.org/38580
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27061
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3194
- http://www.cart32.com/whatsnew.asp
- http://www.security-assessment.com/files/advisories/2007-10-04_Cart32_Arbitrary_File_Download.pdf
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481489/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25928
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36954
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/30639/
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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