VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2013-1412

DataLife Engine (DLE) 9.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via the catlist[] parameter to engine/preview.php, which is used in a preg_replace function call with an e modifier.

EXPLOIT ×2 ✓HIGH 7.5EPSS 40.5%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 40.5%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

DataLife Engine (DLE) 9.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via the catlist[] parameter to engine/preview.php, which is used in a preg_replace function call with an e modifier.

CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS: 40.47% probability · 99th percentile
Public exploits: 2 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 28 January 2013
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-94
Affected: dleviet/datalife engine
Source: cve@mitre.org

EPSS trend

EPSS 40.5% since 4 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Public exploits (2)

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.

EDB-ID	Title	Type	Published	Verified
EDB-24444 source ↗	DataLife Engine - 'preview.php' PHP Code Injection (Metasploit)php · Metasploit	remote	1 February 2013	yes
EDB-24438 source ↗	DataLife Engine 9.7 - 'preview.php' PHP Code Injectionphp · EgiX	webapps	28 January 2013	yes

References

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