CVE-2007-5156

Exp

Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in editor/filemanager/upload/php/upload.php in FCKeditor, as used in SiteX CMS 0.7.3.beta, La-Nai CMS, Syntax CMS, Cardinal Cms, and probably other products, allows remote attackers to upload and execute arbitrary PHP code via a file whose name contains ".php." and has an unknown extension, which is recognized as a .php file by the Apache HTTP server, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-0658 and CVE-2006-2529.

Published: 2007-10-01 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
View at NVD, CVE.org, EUVD

CVE-2007-5156 is rated High Exploit Risk (80.1/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 49.68%, 98th percentile). 7 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2007-5156

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
5688 exploit_db edb 2008-05-29 Exploit-DB ↗
5618 exploit_db edb 2008-05-14 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-5156

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 2026-05-20 48.81% 49.68% +0.86%
2 2025-11-30 50.16% 48.81% -1.35%
3 2025-03-30 — 50.16% —

Full EPSS history (15 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-5156

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-2007-5156

OS Trackers for CVE-2007-5156

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2007-5156 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (knowledgeroot), 6 status rows across 6 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, hardy, upstream): DNE 2, released 2, ignored 1, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2007-5156

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-5156

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cardinal_cms_project cardinal_cms 1.2 cpe:2.3:a:cardinal_cms_project:cardinal_cms:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redlinesoft lanai_cms <= 1.2.16 cpe:2.3:a:redlinesoft:lanai_cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sitex_cms_project sitex_cms 0.7.3 cpe:2.3:a:sitex_cms_project:sitex_cms:0.7.3:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
syntax_cms_project syntax_cms <= 1.3 cpe:2.3:a:syntax_cms_project:syntax_cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-5156

URL Tags
http://dev.fckeditor.net/changeset/973 Vendor Advisory
http://dev.fckeditor.net/ticket/1325 Vendor Advisory
http://downloads.securityfocus.com/vulnerabilities/exploits/30677.php Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/27123 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27174 Third Party Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3182 Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=743930 Broken Link
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=546000 Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/480830/100/0/threaded Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29422 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30677 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3464 Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3465 Third Party Advisory
http://www.waraxe.us/advisory-57.html Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42425 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42733 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44455 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5618 Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5688 Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
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