CVE-2007-4493

eZ publish before 3.8.9, and 3.9 before 3.9.3, does not properly check permissions on module views that lack a policy function, which has unknown impact and attack vectors, as demonstrated by a vulnerability in the discount functionality in the shop module.

Published: 2007-08-23 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2007-4493 is rated High Risk (67.7/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.80%). EPSS rose +1.24% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-4493

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 0.55% 1.80% +1.24%
2 2025-03-30 1.25% 0.55% -0.70%
3 2025-03-29 — 1.25% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-4493

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C 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:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2007-4493

OS Trackers for CVE-2007-4493

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2007-4493 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (ezpublish), 9 status rows across 9 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, upstream): DNE 4, ignored 4, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2007-4493

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-4493

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ez ez_publish <= 3.8.8 cpe:2.3:a:ez:ez_publish:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ez ez_publish 3.9.0 cpe:2.3:a:ez:ez_publish:3.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ez ez_publish 3.9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ez:ez_publish:3.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ez ez_publish 3.9.2 cpe:2.3:a:ez:ez_publish:3.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-4493

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