CVE-2007-1018

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in tpl/header.php in VirtualSystem VS-News-System 1.2.1 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the newsordner parameter. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

Published: 2007-02-21 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-1018 is rated High Risk (65.3/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.88%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.23% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-1018

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.66% 1.88% +1.23%
2 2025-10-10 0.57% 0.66% +0.08%
3 2025-03-30 0.57%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-1018

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2007-1018

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-1018

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
virtualsystem vs-news-system <= 1.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:virtualsystem:vs-news-system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-1018

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