Variable extraction vulnerability in include/common.php in exV2 2.0.4.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary program…

published 2007-02-27 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-7061

cvss: 9.8; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 12.9%; EPSS 12.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
public exploits: 1; Exploit-DB

Variable extraction vulnerability in include/common.php in exV2 2.0.4.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary program variables and conduct directory traversal attacks to execute arbitrary code by modifying the $xoopsOption['pagetype'] variable.

Timeline

2006-09-22 First public exploit (EDB-2415)
2007-02-27 Published

Exploit prediction

12.94% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

EDB-2415 exV2 < 2.0.4.3 - 'extract()' Remote Command Execution webapps, 2006-09-22

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	9.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	6.8	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
CWE-913 Improper Control of Dynamically-Managed Code Resources

References

exploit-db.com /exploits/2415
exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
securityfocus.com /bid/20161
vdb-entry, broken-link, third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/29116
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2006-7079
NVD CVE-2006-7079

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Summary