CVE-2007-0517
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedScriptsez Random PHP Quote 1.0 stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to obtain password information via a direct request for pwd.txt.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceScriptsez Random PHP Quote 1.0 stores sensitive password information in a file named pwd.txt under the web root directory. Due to insufficient access control on this file, remote unauthenticated attackers can directly request pwd.txt via HTTP to obtain stored credentials.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 1.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Scriptsez Random PHP Quote 1.0 is installedInspect your web server document root for the presence of Random PHP Quote files (such as index.php, quote.php, or similar files indicating this application). Check application files for version indicators mentioning '1.0'.Affected if The application is present and reports version 1.0.
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Locate the pwd.txt fileSearch the web-accessible directory structure for a file named 'pwd.txt'. This file is expected to be in the same directory as the main PHP quote scripts.Affected if pwd.txt exists within the web root directory.
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Test HTTP access to pwd.txtAttempt to retrieve pwd.txt via HTTP request (e.g., http://yourdomain.com/path/to/pwd.txt) using a web browser or curl command. Note that this should only be done on systems you are authorized to test.Affected if The web server returns the file contents instead of blocking the request with a 403 Forbidden or 404 Not Found error.
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Verify sensitive content in pwd.txtIf pwd.txt is accessible, inspect its contents to confirm it contains password or credential data rather than dummy/test values.Affected if The file contains cleartext passwords, usernames, or other authentication credentials.
You are affected if Scriptsez Random PHP Quote 1.0 is installed AND pwd.txt exists in the web-accessible directory AND that file is directly retrievable via HTTP and contains credential data.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataRemove or relocate pwd.txt outside the web-accessible directory, or configure web server access controls (e.g., .htaccess deny rules) to block HTTP access to sensitive configuration files containing credentials.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2007-0517 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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