# CVE-2007-5186: PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in index.php in Segue CMS 1.8.4 and earlier, when register\_globals is disabled, allows remote attack

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2007-10-03 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in index.php in Segue CMS 1.8.4 and earlier, when register_globals is disabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the themesdir parameter, a different vector than CVE-2006-5497. NOTE: this issue was disputed, but the dispute was retracted after additional analysis.

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## References

- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4476
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=82171&release_id=543854
- http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2007-October/001811.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36903
- http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2007-October/001816.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3342
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27025
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25889

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