CVE-2007-2155

phpfaber topsites 3 - Directory Traversal via Modify Parameter in Admin Template Action

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2007-2155. PoCs published by Dr.RoVeR.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The provided code is a writeup describing a directory traversal vulnerability in TopSites 3. It includes example URLs demonstrating how an attacker can exploit the vulnerability to retrieve arbitrary files from the system.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in template.php in in phpFaber TopSites 3 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the modify parameter in a template action to admin/index.php.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Dr.RoVeR · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/29841

The provided code is a writeup describing a directory traversal vulnerability in TopSites 3. It includes example URLs demonstrating how an attacker can exploit the vulnerability to retrieve arbitrary files from the system.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: TopSites 3
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the vulnerable web application
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33581
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/465339/100/100/threaded
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23419
Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_vim
http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2007-April/001538.html

Scores

EPSS 0.0285
EPSS Percentile 85.3%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
phpfaber/topsites < 3
Published Apr 19, 2007
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026