CVE-2007-4494

The tipafriend function in eZ publish before 3.8.9, and 3.9 before 3.9.3, does not limit access by anonymous users, which allows remote attackers to conduct spam attacks.

Published: 2007-08-23 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-4494 is rated Moderate Risk (47.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.16%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-4494

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 2026-04-11 1.11% 1.16% +0.04%
2 2025-11-07 1.04% 1.11% +0.07%
3 2025-03-30 1.04%

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-4494

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2007-4494

OS Trackers for CVE-2007-4494

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2007-4494 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-2007-4494

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-4494

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-2007-4494

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