CVE-2007-1432
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 · uneditedGrayscale Blog 0.8.0, and possibly earlier versions, allows remote attackers to gain privileges via direct requests with modified arguments in (1) the user_permissions parameter to add_users.php, and unspecified parameters to (2) addblog.php, (3) editblog.php, (4) editlinks.php, (5) edit_users.php, and (6) add_links.php.
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 · moderate confidenceGrayscale Blog 0.8.0 contains an insecure direct object reference vulnerability allowing remote attackers to escalate privileges by manipulating the user_permissions parameter in add_users.php and unspecified parameters in multiple admin files (addblog.php, editblog.php, editlinks.php, edit_users.php, add_links.php). This enables unauthenticated or low-privilege users to gain administrative access.
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<= 0.8.0CVSS 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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Identify Grayscale Blog installationLocate the Grayscale Blog installation directory and check for index.php or other core files that identify this applicationAffected if The application installed is Grayscale Blog and the version is 0.8.0 or lower
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Check installed versionOpen the main PHP files or any version file in the installation directory and compare the version number to 0.8.0Affected if The version is 0.8.0 or any version lower than 0.8.0
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Verify admin script presenceCheck for the existence of add_users.php, addblog.php, editblog.php, editlinks.php, edit_users.php, and add_links.php in an admin or administrative directoryAffected if These admin scripts exist in the application
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Inspect add_users.php for vulnerable parameterOpen add_users.php in a text editor and search for the user_permissions parameter being used without proper authorization validationAffected if The user_permissions parameter is processed without verifying the requester has admin privileges
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Test admin page access controlsAttempt to access the admin pages directly without logging in or with a low-privilege account to see if authorization checks are enforcedAffected if Admin pages are accessible without authentication or without proper privilege verification
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Review permission handling in admin scriptsExamine the code in add_users.php and other admin files to see if user-supplied permission values are validated against the current user's permissionsAffected if Permission values from the request are used directly without server-side validation against the session user's actual permissions
If Grayscale Blog version 0.8.0 or lower is installed and admin pages are accessible without proper authorization checks, the application is affected by this IDOR vulnerability.
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 dataImplement proper server-side authorization checks and input validation on all administrative functions, particularly around user permission assignments. If no patched version exists, restrict admin page access by IP or require stronger authentication.
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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.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2007-1432 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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