CVE-2007-5914 Code injection in n/a

Medium 6.8 Published Updated

Remote authenticated administrators can inject arbitrary PHP code via the DEBUG parameter, leading to code execution.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2007-5914?

CVE-2007-5914 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Nov 2007. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Direct static code injection vulnerability in dirsys/modules/config/post.php in JBC Explorer 7.20 RC1 and earlier allows remote authenticated administrators to inject arbitrary PHP code via the DEBUG parameter, which can be executed by accessing config.inc.php. NOTE: this can be exploited by unauthenticated remote attackers by leveraging CVE-2007-5913.

Weakness: CWE-94

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-5914?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Jean Charles Jbc Explorer.

How do I fix CVE-2007-5914?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-5914 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-2007-5914 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-5914 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-xc2j-r478-f27m.

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