CVE-2007-5185 Code injection in n/a

Medium 6.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the HTML_MENU_DirPath parameter, affecting phpWCMS XT installations.

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-2007-5185?

CVE-2007-5185 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Oct 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in phpWCMS XT 0.0.7 BETA and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the HTML_MENU_DirPath parameter to (1) config_HTML_MENU.php and (2) config_PHPLM.php in phpwcms_template/inc_script/frontend_render/navigation/.

Weakness: CWE-94

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-5185?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Phpwcms-Xt Phpwcms-Xt.

How do I fix CVE-2007-5185?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-5185 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-2007-5185 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-5185 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-33qg-r99w-m2x7.

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