# CVE-2007-1288: Code injection in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary PHP code via URL injection in admin scripts, requiring administrative access to the Webmobo WB News application.

- **Severity:** Critical 10.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Mar 2007
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hj5x-24qh-4fx8

## What is CVE-2007-1288?

CVE-2007-1288 is a critical code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Mar 2007. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in Webmobo WB News 1.4.1 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the config[installdir] parameter to (1) comment.php, (2) themes.php, (3) directory.php, and (4) sendmsg.php in admin/.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-1288?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Webmobo Wbnews.

## How do I fix CVE-2007-1288?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-1288 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2007-1288 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-1288 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2009-4927](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-4927/): Auth bypass in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2009-0294](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-0294/): Code injection in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2006-0241](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-0241/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2010-1712](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-1712/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2007-1288 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2007-1288 is a critical code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Mar 2007. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-1288 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1288/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1288/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-1288
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-1288
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-1288

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1288/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.