CVE-2007-5178

Exp

contrib/mx_glance_sdesc.php in the mx_glance 2.3.3 module for mxBB places a critical security check within a comment because of a missing comment delimiter, which allows remote attackers to conduct remote file inclusion attacks and execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the mx_root_path parameter. NOTE: some sources incorrectly state that phpbb_root_path is the affected parameter.

Published: 2007-10-03 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2007-5178 is rated High Exploit Risk (78.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 14.89%, 95th percentile). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +2.95% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2007-5178

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
4470 exploit_db edb 2007-09-29 Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-5178

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 2026-05-22 11.95% 14.89% +2.95%
2 2026-02-08 10.35% 11.95% +1.60%
3 2025-11-15 — 10.35% —

Full EPSS history (16 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-5178

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-2007-5178

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-5178

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mxbb mx_glance 2.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:mxbb:mx_glance:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-5178

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