CVE-2007-1552

HIGH 7.5CVE-2007-1552 · Published 20/03/2007 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2007-1552 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability affecting metaforum (metaforum).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 5.5%, higher than 92.8% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
metaforum metaforum	`= 0.513_beta`	No fix yet

Description

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in usercp.php in MetaForum 0.513 Beta restricts file types based on the MIME type in the Content-type HTTP header, which allows remote attackers to upload and execute arbitrary scripts via an image MIME type with a filename containing an executable extension such as .php.

References

osvdb.org/34523
securityreason.com/securityalert/2454
aeroxteam.fr/exploit-MetaForum-0.513b.txt · Exploit
securityfocus.com/archive/1/463178/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com/bid/23032
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33097
exploit-db.com/exploits/3516

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