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Fencer Vulns
medium 6.8

CVE-2007-5009 json

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in language/lang_german/lang_main_album.php in phpBB Plus 1.53, and 1.53a before 20070922, allows r…

published 2007-09-20 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-4990

cvss
6.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
45.0%
EPSS 45.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

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.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-4434)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

45.03% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-4434 phpBB Plus 1.53 - 'phpbb_root_path' Remote File Inclusion webapps, 2007-09-20
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25737 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • marc.info http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=119022976831594&w=2 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code

References

Sources

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