# CVE-2007-5167: Code injection in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary PHP code in phpLister via a URL parameter, requiring immediate attention from administrators.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 1 Oct 2007
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4mqr-xvcr-x642

## What is CVE-2007-5167?

CVE-2007-5167 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Oct 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in .systeme/fonctions.php in phpLister 0.5-pre2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the nom_rep_systeme parameter.

Weakness: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-5167?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Phplister Phplister.

## How do I fix CVE-2007-5167?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-5167 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2007-5167 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-5167 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2007-5167 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2007-5167 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Oct 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-5167 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-2007-5167/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-5167/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-5167
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5167
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-5167

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