PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in admin/includes/spaw/dialogs/insert_link.php in download engine (Download-Engine) 1.4.1 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the spaw_root parameter, a different vector than CVE-2007-2255. NOTE: this may be an issue in SPAW.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-2289 is rated Moderate Risk (54.4/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.35%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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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 | 0.69% | 1.35% | +0.66% |
| 2 | 2025-12-13 | 0.57% | 0.69% | +0.12% |
| 3 | 2025-05-21 | — | 0.57% | — |
Full EPSS history (12 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| alexscriptengine | download-engine | 1.4.1 | cpe:2.3:a:alexscriptengine:download-engine:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |