CVE-2007-5009 EXPLOIT
6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 45% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in language/lang_german/lang_main_album.php in phpBB Plus 1.53, and 1.53a before 20070922, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the phpbb_root_path parameter.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.8 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 45.03% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-94 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2007-09-20 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| phpbb2 | phpbb2 plus |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | phpBB Plus 1.53 - 'phpbb_root_path' Remote File Inclusion | 2007-09-20 |
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=119022976831594&w=2
- http://osvdb.org/38265
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26888
- http://www.phpbb2.de/ftopic45218.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25737
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3247
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36697
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4434
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=119022976831594&w=2
- http://osvdb.org/38265
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26888
- http://www.phpbb2.de/ftopic45218.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25737
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3247
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36697
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4434
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