CVE-2007-5100

Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in phpBB Plus 1.53, and 1.53a before 20070922, when register_globals is enabled, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the phpbb_root_path parameter to (1) language/lang_german/lang_admin_album.php, (2) language/lang_english/lang_main_album.php, and (3) language/lang_english/lang_admin_album.php, different vectors than CVE-2007-5009.

Published: 2007-09-26 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-5100 is rated Moderate Risk (57.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.48%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.21% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-5100

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 1.28% 2.48% +1.21%
2 2026-05-15 1.23% 1.28% +0.05%
3 2025-12-11 1.23%

Full EPSS history (16 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-5100

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-2007-5100

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-5100

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
phpbb phpbb_plus <= 1.53a cpe:2.3:a:phpbb:phpbb_plus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb phpbb_plus 1.53 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb:phpbb_plus:1.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-5100

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