Is CVE-2007-1540 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2007-1540 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2007-1540?

CVE-2007-1540 has a CVSS v2 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2007-1540?

CVE-2007-1540 has an EPSS score of 4.94% (91th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2007-1540?

Upgrade sql-ledger on debian 11 to 2.8.14-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2007-1540

MEDIUMEPSS 91th pctl

4.3

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in am.pl in (1) SQL-Ledger 2.6.27 and earlier, and (2) LedgerSMB before 1.2.0, allows remote attackers to run arbitrary executables and bypass authentication via a .. (dot dot) sequence and trailing NULL (%00) in the login parameter. NOTE: this issue was reportedly addressed in SQL-Ledger 2.6.27, however third-party researchers claim that the file is still executed even though an error is generated.

How to fix

Remediation Available

sql-ledgerDebian

Fixed in:2.8.14-1CVE-2007-1540

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

4.94%probability of exploitation in 30 days

91stpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 91% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

sourceforge.net

Other references8

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-23.