CVE-2007-2988 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 7.7% (pctl 94)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
A certain admin script in Inout Meta Search Engine sends a redirect to the web browser but does not exit when administrative credentials are missing, which allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary PHP code, as demonstrated by a request to admin/create_engine.php followed by a request to admin/generate_tabs.php.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 7.7% — more likely to be exploited than 94% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2007-06-01 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| inout scripts | inout meta search engine |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Inout Search Engine - Remote Code Execution | 2007-05-29 |
References
- http://osvdb.org/42034
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2763
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/469808/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24189
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24199
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34563
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4004
- http://osvdb.org/42034
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2763
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/469808/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24189
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24199
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34563
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4004
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