# CVE-2007-5453: Code injection in n/a

> Remote authenticated administrators can execute arbitrary code via eval injection in Php-Stats by modifying options through backup restore.

- **Severity:** High 8.5 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/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:** 14 Oct 2007
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-p36v-wg2q-q2q7

## What is CVE-2007-5453?

CVE-2007-5453 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Oct 2007. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Multiple eval injection vulnerabilities in Php-Stats 0.1.9.2 allow remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary code by writing PHP sequences to the php-stats-options record in the _options table, which is used in an eval function call by (1) admin.php, (2) click.php, (3) download.php, and unspecified other files, as demonstrated by modifying _options through a backup restore action in admin.php.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-5453?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Php-Stats Php-Stats.

## How do I fix CVE-2007-5453?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-5453 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2007-5453 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-5453 exists.

Public exploit code:

- PHP-Stats 0.1.9.2 - Multiple Vulnerabilities (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2007-5452](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-5452/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2006-7173](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-7173/): Code injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2006-1085](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-1085/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2006-7172](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-7172/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2006-1083](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-1083/): Path traversal in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2007-5453 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2007-5453 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Oct 2007. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-5453 exists.

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-2007-5453/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-5453/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-5453
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5453
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-5453

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