CVE-2007-5919
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 · uneditedMyWebFTP, possibly 5.3.2, stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to obtain an MD5 password hash via a direct request for pass/pass.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 confidenceMyWebFTP stores password hashes in a plain text file (pass.txt) within the web root directory. Due to insufficient access controls, remote attackers can directly request this file via the web server and obtain MD5 password hashes without authentication.
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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 dataall versionsCVSS 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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Locate pass.txt file in web rootSearch the web server document root directories for a file named pass.txt using file system commands (e.g., find, dir, or locate). Common paths include /var/www, /htdocs, /www, or C:\inetpub\wwwroot.Affected if The pass.txt file exists in any web-accessible directory
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Verify web accessibility of pass.txtAttempt to retrieve the file via HTTP/HTTPS request (e.g., curl http://target/pass.txt or wget http://target/pass.txt) from an external or untrusted network location.Affected if The file is directly accessible and returns contents via HTTP GET request without authentication
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Check for exposed MD5 password hashesExamine the contents of any discovered pass.txt file. Look for MD5 hash format (32-character hexadecimal strings) that may correspond to user credentials.Affected if The file contains readable MD5 hashes or plaintext passwords associated with user accounts
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Inspect web server configuration for pass.txtReview web server logs and access logs for requests to pass.txt. Also check for any default or sample configuration files that may reference password storage locations.Affected if Web server logs show successful GET requests for pass.txt or similar password files
A user is affected if the pass.txt file containing password hashes is present in the web root and accessible via HTTP request without authentication.
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 pass.txt file outside the web root directory, remove the exposed file from the server, and implement proper access controls on sensitive configuration files.
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