CVE-2007-1126
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 · uneditedDirectory traversal vulnerability in index.php in xtcommerce allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the template parameter.
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 confidenceDirectory traversal vulnerability in xtcommerce's index.php allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by injecting ../ sequences into the template parameter. The application fails to properly validate or sanitize the path provided, enabling attackers to escape the intended template directory and access sensitive system files.
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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< 2.0= 2.0CVSS 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
- None
- Availability
- None
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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 Xt Commerce installationLocate the xtcommerce installation by searching for index.php or other xtcommerce-specific files in the web root. Check for directories named 'xtcommerce', 'xtc', or containing files like 'application_top.php'.Affected if Xt Commerce is installed on the server in a publicly accessible web directory.
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Identify installed versionOpen the xtcommerce version file, commonly found as 'version.php' in the includes/ directory, or check CHANGELOG files for version information. Compare the found version against the affected range: versions < 2.0 and = 2.0.Affected if The installed version is 2.0 or any version below 2.0.
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Verify index.php handles template parameterExamine the index.php file in the xtcommerce root directory. Search for code that processes the 'template' parameter, typically via $_GET['template'] or similar request variable. Look for include/require statements using this parameter.Affected if index.php accepts and processes a 'template' parameter from user input without validated path sanitization.
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Test for directory traversal vulnerabilitySend a request to index.php with a crafted template parameter containing directory traversal sequences, such as: /index.php?template=../../../../etc/passwd (on Linux) or ..\..\..\windows\system32\config\sam (on Windows). Check if the response contains file contents from outside the intended template directory.Affected if The application returns the contents of files outside the templates directory, confirming the vulnerability is exploitable.
The environment is affected if Xt Commerce version 2.0 or lower is installed AND the index.php processes the template parameter without proper path validation, allowing directory traversal sequences to access arbitrary files.
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 data2.0
Implement strict input validation on the template parameter using whitelist approach or normalize the path using realpath() and verify it remains within the allowed template directory. Disable PHP display_errors in production to prevent information leakage.
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