CVE-2007-2258
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 includes/init.inc.php in PHPMyBibli allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the base_path 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 confidenceRemote File Inclusion (RFI) vulnerability in PHPMyBibli's includes/init.inc.php where the base_path parameter is not validated, allowing attackers to inject remote PHP file URLs and achieve arbitrary code execution.
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 dataall versionsCVSS 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
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:L/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 if PHPMyBibli is installedSearch web server document roots for directories containing 'phpmybibli' or 'mybibli' folder names, or check for files named init.inc.php in includes directoriesAffected if PHPMyBibli application files exist on the server
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Locate the vulnerable init.inc.php fileCheck for the file includes/init.inc.php within the PHPMyBibli installation directoryAffected if The file includes/init.inc.php exists in the PHPMyBibli installation
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Verify base_path parameter usageExamine the init.inc.php file for usage of the base_path parameter in include/require statements without validation (look for patterns like include($base_path . ...) or require($base_path . ...) )Affected if The code uses base_path in include/require statements without validating it is a local path
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Check PHP allow_url_include settingReview PHP configuration (php.ini) for the allow_url_include directive settingAffected if allow_url_include is enabled (set to On), allowing remote file inclusion to succeed
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Determine if application is exposed to the networkCheck if the PHPMyBibli web interface is accessible from untrusted networks or the internetAffected if The application is reachable from external networks without network-level restrictions
You are affected if PHPMyBibli is installed with the includes/init.inc.php file present and the base_path parameter can be controlled via user input without validation, especially if PHP's allow_url_include is enabled.
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 dataImplement strict input validation on the base_path parameter to ensure only local file paths are accepted (whitelist approach or disallow URL protocols).
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- Review / QA2.0 h
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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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