CVE-2007-0138

Fersch Formbankserver 1.9 - Denial of Service via Name Parameter Path Traversal

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2007-0138. PoCs published by Bl0od3r.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This Perl script exploits a directory traversal vulnerability in FormBankServer's CGI component by sending a crafted HTTP GET request with a long sequence of '/../' to trigger a denial-of-service (DoS) condition. The exploit repeatedly sends the malicious request to overwhelm the target system.

Description

formbankcgi.exe in Fersch Formbankserver 1.9, when the PATH_INFO begins with (1) AbfrageForm or (2) EingabeForm, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via multiple requests containing many /../ sequences in the Name parameter. NOTE: The provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Bl0od3r · perldoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3056

This Perl script exploits a directory traversal vulnerability in FormBankServer's CGI component by sending a crafted HTTP GET request with a long sequence of '/../' to trigger a denial-of-service (DoS) condition. The exploit repeatedly sends the malicious request to overwhelm the target system.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: FormBankServer (specific version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target server · FormBankServer with vulnerable CGI component running
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31216
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/32546
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/23539

Scores

EPSS 0.0270
EPSS Percentile 84.0%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
fersch/formbankserver 1.9
Published Jan 09, 2007
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026