CVE-2007-5102

Exp

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in config.inc.php in Wordsmith 1.0 RC1, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the _path parameter.

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

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-5102 is rated High Exploit Risk (71.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 38.56%, 98th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2007-5102

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
4446 exploit_db edb 2007-09-23 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-5102

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 61.87% 38.56% -23.31%
2 2026-05-15 61.11% 61.87% +0.76%
3 2026-02-01 61.11%

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-5102

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-2007-5102

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-5102

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
wordsmith wordsmith 1.0_rc1 cpe:2.3:a:wordsmith:wordsmith:1.0_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-5102

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