CVE-2007-4230

Status: ModifiedHigh (7.5)—

BellaBiblio allows remote attackers to gain administrative privileges via a bellabiblio cookie with the value "administrator." NOTE: this issue is disputed by CVE and multiple third parties because the cookie value must be an MD5 hash

CVSS

Version: 2.0
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Base score: 7.5

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 1.66%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 76
Score date: 10/14/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Jems Scripts — Bellabiblio

CWEs

NVD-CWE-Other

References

Raw JSON (NVD)

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      "value": "** IMPUGNADO ** BellaBiblio permite a atacantes remotos obtener privilegios administrativos mediante una cookie bellabiblio con el valor \"administrator\".\r\nNOTA: este asunto se impugna por el CVE y múltiples terceras partes porque el valor de cookie debe ser un resumen MD5."
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T22:43:38.520",
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