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CVE-2007-3632· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in LimeSurvey (aka PHPSurveyor) 1.49RC2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP c

Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in LimeSurvey (aka PHPSurveyor) 1.49RC2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the homedir parameter to (1) OLE/PPS/File.php, (2) OLE/PPS/Root.php, (3) Spreadsheet/Excel/Writer.php, or (4) OLE/PPS.php in admin/classes/pear/; or (5) Worksheet.php, (6) Parser.php, (7) Workbook.php, (8) Format.php, or (9) BIFFwriter.php in admin/classes/pear/Spreadsheet/Excel/Writer/.

MediumCVSS 6.8 · v2.0—Proof of concept No fix recorded
Published
Jul 9, 2007
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
61.5% · 99th percentile
CWE
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Action score

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Plan

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CVSS
27 / 40 · 6.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
18 / 30 · 61.5%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
limesurveylimesurvey

Affected versions

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  • limesurvey limesurvey1.49_rc2

Same product

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    43Plan
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    42Plan
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    40Plan
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Remediation

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Exploit status

Proof of concept available

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Evidence

  • Exploit-DB entry ×1

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Exploit-DB entrywebapps2007-07-06

Research context

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Timeline

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  1. First PoC-4 d
  2. Published
  3. TodaySep 30, 2026+7023 d
EPSS, last 120 days

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Patch and commit links

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Variant candidates

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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.

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Technical details

Attack conditions

    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
    M
    Confidentiality impact
    P
    Integrity impact
    P
    Availability impact
    P

    Weakness class (CWE)

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    CVSS vector

    AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

    nvd-primary

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    References

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