CVE-2007-1961

Exp

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in mutant_functions.php in the Mutant 0.9.2 portal for phpBB 2.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the phpbb_root_path parameter.

Published: 2007-04-11 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-1961 is rated High Exploit Risk (74.3/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.34%). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2007-1961

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
3665 exploit_db edb 2007-04-04 Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-1961

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 1.50% 2.34% +0.84%
2 2025-11-28 1.16% 1.50% +0.34%
3 2025-10-12 1.16%

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-1961

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2007-1961

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-1961

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
phpbb mutant 0.9.2 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb:mutant:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-1961

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