CVE-2007-5920
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 · uneditedindex.php in Domenico Mancini PicoFlat CMS before 0.4.18 allows remote attackers to include certain files via unspecified vectors, possibly due to a directory traversal vulnerability. NOTE: this can be leveraged to bypass authentication and upload files by including pico_insert.php or unspecified other administrative scripts. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
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 confidencePicoFlat CMS before version 0.4.18 contains a remote file inclusion vulnerability in index.php, likely due to insufficient input validation allowing directory traversal. Attackers can include arbitrary files such as pico_insert.php to bypass authentication mechanisms and achieve unauthorized file uploads.
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<= 0.4.16CVSS 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
- M
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:M/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 PicoFlat CMS installationLook for PicoFlat CMS files in the web root directory, typically checking for the presence of index.php, admin.php, or other characteristic PicoFlat files.Affected if PicoFlat CMS files are found in the web directory.
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Determine installed versionOpen the main index.php or check for a version file (such as version.php, config.php, or a readme file) within the PicoFlat CMS directory structure to find the reported version number.Affected if The installed version is 0.4.16 or lower.
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Verify vulnerable index.php existsLocate the index.php file in the PicoFlat CMS root directory and confirm it handles user input through query parameters (such as those that might specify file paths for inclusion).Affected if index.php processes file path parameters without proper validation.
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Check for the pico_insert.php fileSearch the web directory for pico_insert.php, which is mentioned as a file that can be included to bypass authentication.Affected if pico_insert.php exists and is accessible via the web server.
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Inspect input validation in index.phpExamine the source code of index.php for include, require, or similar statements that use user-supplied parameters without sanitization, particularly looking for directory traversal patterns.Affected if index.php contains include/require statements using unsanitized user input that allows directory traversal (e.g., ../../).
A user is affected if PicoFlat CMS version 0.4.16 or lower is installed and the index.php file contains vulnerable code that allows directory traversal in file inclusion parameters.
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 dataUpgrade to PicoFlat CMS version 0.4.18 or later. If immediate patching is not possible, implement web application firewall rules to block directory traversal patterns in query parameters and disable PHP's allow_url_include if not required.
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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-2007-5920 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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