CVE-2007-5253

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 8.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2007-10-06 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

c32web.exe in McMurtrey/Whitaker Cart32 before 6.4 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via the ImageName parameter in a GetImage action, by appending a NULL byte (%00) sequence followed by an image file extension, as demonstrated by a request for a ".txt%00.gif" file. NOTE: this might be a directory traversal vulnerability.

Affected products

Mcmurtrey Whitaker And Associates Cart32: through 6.3

References

http://osvdb.org/38580
http://secunia.com/advisories/27061
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3194
http://www.cart32.com/whatsnew.asp
http://www.security-assessment.com/files/advisories/2007-10-04_Cart32_Arbitrary_File_Download.pdf
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481489/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25928
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36954
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/30639/
http://osvdb.org/38580
http://secunia.com/advisories/27061
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3194

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