CVE-2007-2988 Code injection in n/a
Remote attackers can inject arbitrary PHP code into Inout Meta Search Engine due to a missing exit statement in an admin script.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2007-2988?
CVE-2007-2988 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Jun 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-2988?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Inout Scripts Inout Meta Search Engine.
How do I fix CVE-2007-2988?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-2988 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2007-2988 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-2988 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qh3c-3w95-fqwg.