CVE-2007-1996
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedPHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in codebreak.php in CodeBreak, probably 1.1.2 and earlier, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the process_method parameter.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidencePHP remote file inclusion (RFI) vulnerability in codebreak.php allows attackers to supply a malicious URL via the process_method parameter, which is then included and executed by the PHP interpreter, enabling arbitrary remote code execution on the server.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 1.1.2CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- M
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify Codebreak installation and versionLocate the Codebreak application in your web directory and check the version number, typically found in a version file, README, or the main index scriptAffected if Codebreak version is 1.1.2 or lower
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Locate codebreak.php fileSearch the web server document root for the file codebreak.php - common paths include /codebreak.php or within the main Codebreak application directoryAffected if The file codebreak.php exists in the application
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Verify process_method parameter handlingExamine the codebreak.php file and look for the process_method parameter usage - check if this parameter is directly used in include(), require(), or similar PHP include statements without sanitizationAffected if The process_method parameter is used in a dynamic include/require statement without input validation
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Confirm URL-based inclusion is possibleReview the code around the process_method handling to see if the parameter value can accept a full URL (http:// or https://) and is passed directly to a PHP include functionAffected if The application accepts URLs in the process_method parameter and includes them without restriction
You are affected if you are running Codebreak version 1.1.2 or lower and the codebreak.php file exists with the process_method parameter vulnerable to unauthenticated RFI.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataHarden the code by replacing dynamic include/require statements with a whitelist of allowed values, or implement input validation to reject URLs in the process_method parameter; alternatively, upgrade to a patched version if available.
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