CVE-2013-7196

Exp

static/ajax.php in PHPFox 3.7.3, 3.7.4, and 3.7.5 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended "Only Me" restrictions and comment on a private publication via a request with a modified val[item_id] parameter for the publication.

Published: 2014-04-18 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2013-7196 is rated High Exploit Risk (64.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.42%). 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-2013-7196

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
39139 exploit_db edb 2014-04-05 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-7196

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 3.67% 2.42% -1.25%
2 2026-05-11 2.71% 3.67% +0.96%
3 2026-03-10 2.71%

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-7196

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.5 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N 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:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
8.0 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-7196

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-7196

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
phpfox phpfox 3.7.3 cpe:2.3:a:phpfox:phpfox:3.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpfox phpfox 3.7.4 cpe:2.3:a:phpfox:phpfox:3.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpfox phpfox 3.7.5 cpe:2.3:a:phpfox:phpfox:3.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-7196

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