CVE-2007-5842

Exp

Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in Vortex Portal 1.0.42 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the cfgProgDir parameter to (1) admincp/auth/secure.php or (2) admincp/auth/checklogin.php.

Published: 2007-11-06 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-5842 is rated High Exploit Risk (79.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 62.27%, 98th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +3.19% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2007-5842

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
4605 exploit_db edb 2007-11-04 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-5842

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 2026-04-02 59.08% 62.27% +3.19%
2 2026-03-14 55.75% 59.08% +3.33%
3 2025-12-01 55.75%

Full EPSS history (16 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-5842

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-2007-5842

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-5842

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
vortex_portal vortex_portal 1.0.42 cpe:2.3:a:vortex_portal:vortex_portal:1.0.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-5842

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