CVE-2007-5432
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 · uneditedStride 1.0 has a default administrator username of "scott" with the password "running", which allows remote attackers to obtain administrative access through login.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 · high confidenceStride 1.0 contains hardcoded default administrator credentials (username: 'scott', password: 'running') that are shipped with the application. The login.php script accepts these default credentials, allowing remote unauthenticated attackers to gain full administrative access to the application.
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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= 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 Stride CMS versionLocate the Stride CMS installation directory and check version files, headers, or footer for the version number. Common locations include a version.php file, README, or the main index page.Affected if The installed version is exactly 1.0 (Stride Cms 1.0)
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Identify the login scriptLocate the login.php script in the web root or admin directory of the Stride CMS installation. This is the authentication entry point that accepts credentials.Affected if login.php exists and is accessible at the expected path within the Stride CMS installation
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Test default credentialsAttempt to authenticate to login.php using the hardcoded credentials: username 'scott' and password 'running'. Submit the credentials via the login form or direct HTTP POST request to the authentication endpoint.Affected if Authentication succeeds with scott/running, confirming the default credentials are active
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Examine user account configurationInspect the CMS database or user configuration files for admin accounts. Look for a user record with username 'scott' that has administrative privileges and verify if the password hash matches the default password value.Affected if A 'scott' admin account exists with default password or the configuration retains default credential values
If Stride CMS 1.0 is installed and the 'scott' account accepts the default password 'running', the environment is vulnerable to CVE-2007-5432.
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 dataImmediately change the default 'scott' administrator password to a strong, unique password in the application configuration. Disable or remove the default account and implement account lockout policies to prevent brute-force attacks.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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