CVE-2007-5457 - Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in Michael Dempfle Joomla Flash Uploader (com_jfu or com_joomla_flash_uploader) 2.5.1 component for Joomla! allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the mosConfig_absolute_path parameter to (1) install.joomla_flash_uploader.php and (2) uninstall.joomla_flash_uploader.php

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Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in Michael Dempfle Joomla Flash Uploader (com_jfu or com_joomla_flash_uploader) 2.5.1 component for Joomla! allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the mosConfig_absolute_path parameter to (1) install.joomla_flash_uploader.php and (2) uninstall.joomla_flash_uploader.php

Published Oct 14, 2007

6.8

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 37.58%

Description

Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in Michael Dempfle Joomla Flash Uploader (com_jfu or com_joomla_flash_uploader) 2.5.1 component for Joomla! allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the mosConfig_absolute_path parameter to (1) install.joomla_flash_uploader.php and (2) uninstall.joomla_flash_uploader.php.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

37.58% 0.37581

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 4, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.37581

Score over time

2022-2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (16 key points)

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Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 4, 2026	37.58% (0.37581)	98.50th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	37.58% (0.37581)	98.34th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.17% (0.00173)	36.35th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	4.49% (0.04485)	92.77th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Aug 17, 2024	4.49% (0.04485)	92.59th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jul 10, 2024	6.10% (0.06099)	93.59th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 17, 2024	6.30% (0.06295)	93.44th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Aug 10, 2023	6.12% (0.06121)	92.58th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jul 5, 2023	6.62% (0.06617)	92.77th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
May 30, 2023	6.90% (0.06898)	92.88th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Apr 24, 2023	10.69% (0.10685)	94.16th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 19, 2023	13.69% (0.13689)	94.70th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	20.08% (0.20080)	95.52th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	4.48% (0.04482)	88.77th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	4.48% (0.04482)	87.66th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	4.48% (0.04482)	71.45th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-94

Code Injection

References (5)

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486475/100/0/threaded
mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26044
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/37181
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39737
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4521
exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB

Link	Providers	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486475/100/0/threaded		mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26044		vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/37181		vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39737		vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4521		exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Oct 14, 2007

Updated Aug 7, 2024

Reserved Oct 14, 2007

Link CVE-2007-5457

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2007-5457

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2007-5457