CVE-2007-2289

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.

Published: 2007-04-26 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

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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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-2289

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)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-2289

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-2007-2289

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-2289

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
alexscriptengine download-engine 1.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:alexscriptengine:download-engine:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-2289

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