# CVE-2007-2506: WebSpeed 3.x in OpenEdge 10.x in Progress Software Progress 9.1e, and certain other 9.x versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2007-05-04 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

WebSpeed 3.x in OpenEdge 10.x in Progress Software Progress 9.1e, and certain other 9.x versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and daemon hang) via a messenger URL that invokes _edit.r with no additional parameters, as demonstrated by requests for cgiip.exe or wsisa.dll with WService=wsbroker1/_edit.r in the PATH_INFO.

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## References

- http://progress.atgnow.com/esprogress/resultDisplay.do?gotoLink=115&docType=1006&clusterName=CombinedCluster&contentId=12&groupId=3&answerGroup=1&score=1932&page=http%3A%2F%2Fprogress.atgnow.com%2Fesprogress%2Fdocs%2FSolutions%2FProgress%2FESERVER_P123694.xhtml&result=0&excerpt=P123694
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23778
- http://www.ishare.nl/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/467376/100/0/threaded
- http://osvdb.org/35541
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/467375/100/0/threaded
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25129
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/29943

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