CVE-2007-5178

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2007-10-03 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-94

Description

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.

Affected products

Mxbb Mx Glance: 2.3.3

References

http://osvdb.org/37400
http://secunia.com/advisories/27011
http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2007-October/001807.html
http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2007-October/001808.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25866
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3326
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36867
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4470
http://osvdb.org/37400
http://secunia.com/advisories/27011
http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2007-October/001807.html
http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2007-October/001808.html

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