CVE-2007-1449

Directory traversal vulnerability in mainfile.php in PHP-Nuke 8.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the lang parameter.

Published: 2007-03-14 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-1449 is rated Moderate Risk (40.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.27%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-1449

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 0.57% 1.27% +0.70%
2 2025-10-31 0.47% 0.57% +0.10%
3 2025-09-08 0.47%

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-1449

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N 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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2007-1449

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-1449

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
phpnuke php-nuke 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:phpnuke:php-nuke:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpnuke php-nuke 7.1 cpe:2.3:a:phpnuke:php-nuke:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpnuke php-nuke 7.2 cpe:2.3:a:phpnuke:php-nuke:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpnuke php-nuke 7.3 cpe:2.3:a:phpnuke:php-nuke:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpnuke php-nuke 7.4 cpe:2.3:a:phpnuke:php-nuke:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpnuke php-nuke 7.5 cpe:2.3:a:phpnuke:php-nuke:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpnuke php-nuke 7.6 cpe:2.3:a:phpnuke:php-nuke:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpnuke php-nuke 7.7 cpe:2.3:a:phpnuke:php-nuke:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpnuke php-nuke 7.8 cpe:2.3:a:phpnuke:php-nuke:7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpnuke php-nuke 7.9 cpe:2.3:a:phpnuke:php-nuke:7.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpnuke php-nuke 8.0 cpe:2.3:a:phpnuke:php-nuke:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpnuke php-nuke 8.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:phpnuke:php-nuke:8.0.0:final:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-1449

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