CVE-2007-6555

Exp

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in modules/mod_pxt_latest.php in the mosDirectory (com_directory) 2.3.2 component for Joomla! allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the GLOBALS[mosConfig_absolute_path] parameter.

Published: 2007-12-28 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-6555 is rated High Exploit Risk (84.7/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.77%, 91th percentile). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2007-6555

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
4783 exploit_db edb 2007-12-24 Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-6555

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 2026-05-05 4.94% 5.77% +0.83%
2 2025-12-08 3.44% 4.94% +1.50%
3 2025-11-21 3.44%

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-6555

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C 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:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2007-6555

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-6555

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
phil_taylor mosdirectory 2.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:phil_taylor:mosdirectory:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-6555

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