CVE-2007-2082
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 · uneditedDirect static code injection vulnerability in admin/settings.php in MyBlog 0.9.8 and earlier allows remote authenticated admin users to inject arbitrary PHP code via the content parameter, which can be executed by accessing index.php. NOTE: a separate vulnerability could be leveraged to make this issue exploitable by remote unauthenticated attackers.
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 confidenceAuthenticated administrators can inject arbitrary PHP code via the content parameter in admin/settings.php. The injected code gets written to a PHP file and executes when index.php is accessed, allowing remote code execution on the server.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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<= 0.9.8CVSS 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
- Low
- Authentication
- Single
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/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 if Myblog is installedLook for Myblog installation directories (e.g., /myblog, /blog, or standard web root directories). Search for files like index.php, settings.php, or directories named 'myblog' on the web server.Affected if Myblog is present on the server in any directory.
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Determine Myblog versionCheck for a version file (VERSION, version.php) in the Myblog root directory, or examine the header/comment blocks in index.php or other core files for version strings. Compare against the affected range <= 0.9.8.Affected if The installed version is 0.9.8 or lower.
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Verify vulnerable file existsCheck for the presence of admin/settings.php in the Myblog installation directory. This file handles the content parameter that accepts arbitrary input.Affected if The file admin/settings.php exists in the Myblog installation.
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Check admin interface accessibilityAttempt to access or check if the /admin/ directory is reachable via HTTP/HTTPS. This endpoint requires administrator authentication but is the attack vector for this vulnerability.Affected if The admin interface is accessible without additional network restrictions.
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Look for unauthorized PHP filesSearch the web root for newly created or modified PHP files outside the standard Myblog structure. The vulnerability writes injected PHP code to a file that executes when index.php is accessed.Affected if Unexpected PHP files exist in the web directory, especially those containing eval(), base64_decode(), or shell execution functions.
A system is affected if Myblog version 0.9.8 or lower is installed, the admin/settings.php file exists, and the admin interface is network-accessible to attackers who could inject PHP code via the content parameter.
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 dataIf MyBlog is still in use, upgrade to a patched version or migrate to a maintained platform. For patching, implement proper input validation/sanitization on the content parameter and avoid direct insertion of user input into PHP files.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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