CVE-2007-2988
A certain admin script in Inout Meta Search Engine sends a redirect to the web browser but does...
A certain admin script in Inout Meta Search Engine sends a redirect to the web browser but does not exit when administrative credentials are missing, which allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary PHP code, as demonstrated by a request to admin/create_engine.php followed by a request to admin/generate_tabs.php.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A certain admin script in Inout Meta Search Engine sends a redirect to the web browser but does not exit when administrative credentials are missing, which allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary PHP code, as demonstrated by a request to admin/create_engine.php followed by a request to admin/generate_tabs.php.
- Record
CVE-2007-2988- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A certain admin script in Inout Meta Search Engine sends a redirect to the web browser but does not exit when administrative credentials are missing, which allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary PHP code, as demonstrated by a request to admin/create_engine.php followed by a request to admin/generate_tabs.php.
- Record
CVE-2007-2988- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2007-2980 No score
A certain admin script in Inout Meta Search Engine sends a redirect to the web browser but does not exit when administrative credentials are missing, which allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary PHP code, as demonstrated by a request to admin/create_engine.php followed by a request to admin/generate_tabs.php.
- Record
EUVD-2007-2980- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qh3c-3w95-fqwg No score
A certain admin script in Inout Meta Search Engine sends a redirect to the web browser but does...
A certain admin script in Inout Meta Search Engine sends a redirect to the web browser but does not exit when administrative credentials are missing, which allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary PHP code, as demonstrated by a request to admin/create_engine.php followed by a request to admin/generate_tabs.php.
- Record
GHSA-qh3c-3w95-fqwg- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Inout Search Engine - Remote Code Execution | 2007-05-29 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| aliases, exploits, facts, references, title | Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories | |
| first indexed | CVE List, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2007-2988 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Inout Scripts Meta Search Engine, published June 1, 2007. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 7.70%, the 94th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
exploit-db.com/exploits/4004
osvdb.org/42034
securityfocus.com/bid/24199
securityreason.com/securityalert/2763
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34563
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-2988
github.com/advisories/GHSA-qh3c-3w95-fqwg