CVE-2007-2199

Exp

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in lib/pcltar.lib.php (aka pcltar.php) in the PclTar module 1.3 and 1.3.1 for Vincent Blavet PhpConcept Library, as used in multiple products including (1) Joomla! 1.5.0 Beta, (2) N/X Web Content Management System (WCMS) 4.5, (3) CJG EXPLORER PRO 3.3, and (4) phpSiteBackup 0.1, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the g_pcltar_lib_dir parameter.

Published: 2007-04-24 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-2199 is rated High Exploit Risk (71.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 46.76%, 99th percentile). Core evidence: 4 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2007-2199

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
4111 exploit_db edb 2007-06-26 Exploit-DB ↗
3915 exploit_db edb 2007-05-13 Exploit-DB ↗
3781 exploit_db edb 2007-04-23 Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-2199

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 86.26% 46.76% -39.50%
2 2026-05-22 85.87% 86.26% +0.39%
3 2026-03-27 85.87%

Full EPSS history (30 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-2199

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/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: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:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2007-2199

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-2199

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cjg_explorer_pro cjg_explorer_pro 3.3 cpe:2.3:a:cjg_explorer_pro:cjg_explorer_pro:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
joomla joomla 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.5.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
nx n_x_wcms 4.5 cpe:2.3:a:nx:n_x_wcms:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpsitebackup phpsitebackup 0.1 cpe:2.3:a:phpsitebackup:phpsitebackup:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-2199

URL Tags
http://osvdb.org/34803
http://osvdb.org/36009
http://secunia.com/advisories/25230 Vendor Advisory
http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2007-May/001618.html
http://www.hackers.ir/advisories/joomla.html Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466687/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/478503/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23613
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23708
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24660
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25528
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1511 Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33837
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34273
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35092
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3781
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3915
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4111
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