CVE-2007-2542
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in header.php in workbench survival guide 0.11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the path parameter.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified) and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 2.7%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.
Description
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in header.php in workbench survival guide 0.11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the path parameter.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.67% probability · 86th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 4 May 2007
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- workbench survival guide/workbench survival guide
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 2.7% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://osvdb.org/37682
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23821Exploit
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1667
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34071
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3848
- http://osvdb.org/37682
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23821Exploit
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1667
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34071
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3848
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.