Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in upload_img_cgi.php in Simple PHP Blog before 0.5.1 allows remote attackers to upload dangerous files a
Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in upload_img_cgi.php in Simple PHP Blog before 0.5.1 allows remote attackers to upload dangerous files and execute arbitrary code, as demonstrated by a filename ending in .php. or a .htaccess file, a different vector than CVE-2005-2733. NOTE: the vulnerability was also present in a 0.5.1 download available in the early morning of 20070923. NOTE: the original 20070920 disclosure provided an incorrect filename, img_upload_cgi.php.
- Published
- Sep 24, 2007
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 3.0% · 87th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-16
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Report tools
Action score
31
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Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 3.0%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| alexander palmo | simple php blog | cpe:2.3:a:alexander_palmo:simple_php_blog |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- alexander palmo simple php blogup to 0.5.0.1 inclusive
Same product
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Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
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No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
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Research context
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Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
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No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- P · data can be read
- Integrity
- P · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- P · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- P
- Integrity impact
- P
- Availability impact
- P
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-16 · ConfigurationCVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
nvd-primary
Attack context
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References
- secunia.com/advisories/26968
- www.securenetwork.it/ricerca/advisory/download/SN-2007-03.txt
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/480092/100/0/threaded
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/480569/100/0/threaded
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/25747
- www.simplephpblog.com/comments.php?y=07&m=09&entry=entry070923-004446
- www.simplephpblog.com/index.php?m=09&y=07
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36785
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.