CVE-2007-4093
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 · uneditedMinb Is Not a Blog (minb) stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to download a database containing usernames and encrypted passwords via a direct request for db/users.db.
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 confidenceThe minb blogging software stores a database file (db/users.db) containing usernames and encrypted passwords in a web-accessible directory without proper access controls. Remote attackers can directly request this file via HTTP to download the entire user credential database.
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= 0.1.0CVSS 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
- Complete
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/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 Minb installationLocate the Minb application installation directory. Check for the existence of minb.php or index.php with Minb branding, and look for a version indicator in any README, VERSION file, or the source code.Affected if Minb version 0.1.0 is installed on the server
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Check for users.db file existenceLook for the file db/users.db within the web-accessible portion of the Minb installation directory.Affected if The file db/users.db exists in the web directory tree
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Verify HTTP access to database fileUse a web browser or curl/wget to attempt a direct HTTP request to http://[yourdomain]/path/to/minb/db/users.dbAffected if The server returns the file contents (200 OK) instead of denying access (403 Forbidden or 404 Not Found)
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Inspect web server configurationReview the web server (Apache, nginx, etc.) configuration files to determine if .db files are explicitly denied or if the db/ directory has access controls configured.Affected if No rule exists to block direct access to .db files and directory listing is not disabled for db/
The environment is affected if Minb 0.1.0 is installed and the db/users.db file is directly accessible via HTTP, allowing unauthenticated download of user credentials.
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 dataMove the db/ directory outside the web root or configure the web server to deny direct HTTP access to .db files. Consider all stored passwords compromised and implement a password reset mechanism.
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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-2007-4093 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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- Version or environment caveats, and links to real fixes
- No weaponised exploit code, or anything meant to cause harm
- No spam, self-promotion, credentials, or personal data