CVE-2007-5984

Justin Hagstrom AutoIndex <2.2.4 - DoS

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2007-5984. PoCs published by L4teral.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The exploit describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in AutoIndex PHP Script versions 2.2.2 and 2.2.3. The issue arises from improper handling of unexpected input, specifically a null byte (%00) in the 'dir' parameter, leading to excessive CPU consumption.

Description

classes/Url.php in Justin Hagstrom AutoIndex PHP Script before 2.2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via a %00 sequence in the dir parameter to index.php, which triggers an erroneous "recursive calculation."

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by L4teral · textdosphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/30753

The exploit describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in AutoIndex PHP Script versions 2.2.2 and 2.2.3. The issue arises from improper handling of unexpected input, specifically a null byte (%00) in the 'dir' parameter, leading to excessive CPU consumption.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: AutoIndex PHP Script 2.2.2, 2.2.3
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target web application
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26410
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483592/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/45282
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3360
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38437

Scores

EPSS 0.0845
EPSS Percentile 94.3%

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (15)
justin_hagstrom/autoindex_php_script 2.0.0
justin_hagstrom/autoindex_php_script 2.0.1
justin_hagstrom/autoindex_php_script 2.0.2
justin_hagstrom/autoindex_php_script 2.0.3
justin_hagstrom/autoindex_php_script 2.0.4
justin_hagstrom/autoindex_php_script 2.0.5
justin_hagstrom/autoindex_php_script 2.0.6
justin_hagstrom/autoindex_php_script 2.0.7
justin_hagstrom/autoindex_php_script 2.1.0
justin_hagstrom/autoindex_php_script 2.1.1
... and 5 more
Published Nov 15, 2007
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026