CVE-2007-5178
contrib/mx_glance_sdesc.php in the mx_glance 2.3.3 module for mxBB places a critical security check within a comment because of a missing comment delimiter, which allows remote attackers to conduct remote file inclusion attacks and execute arbitrary PHP…
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 3.0%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
Description
contrib/mx_glance_sdesc.php in the mx_glance 2.3.3 module for mxBB places a critical security check within a comment because of a missing comment delimiter, which allows remote attackers to conduct remote file inclusion attacks and execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the mx_root_path parameter. NOTE: some sources incorrectly state that phpbb_root_path is the affected parameter.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 3.01% probability · 87th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 29 September 2007
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Affected
- mxbb/mx glance
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 3.0% 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/37400
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27011
- http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2007-October/001807.htmlExploit
- http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2007-October/001808.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25866
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3326
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36867
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4470
- http://osvdb.org/37400
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27011
- http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2007-October/001807.htmlExploit
- http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2007-October/001808.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25866
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3326
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36867
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4470
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.