CVE-2007-2988

Inout Meta Search Engine - Code Injection

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2007-2988. PoCs published by BlackHawk.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a remote code execution vulnerability in Inout Search Engine by injecting a PHP shell via a crafted POST request to the admin/create_engine.php endpoint. The exploit leverages insufficient input validation and lack of proper authentication checks to execute arbitrary commands.

Description

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by BlackHawk · phpwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4004

This exploit targets a remote code execution vulnerability in Inout Search Engine by injecting a PHP shell via a crafted POST request to the admin/create_engine.php endpoint. The exploit leverages insufficient input validation and lack of proper authentication checks to execute arbitrary commands.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Inout Search Engine (all versions)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target server · Inout Search Engine installed and accessible
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (7)

Core 7
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4004
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/42034
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24199
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/469808/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2763
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34563
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24189

Scores

EPSS 0.0770
EPSS Percentile 93.8%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
inout_scripts/inout_meta_search_engine
Published Jun 01, 2007
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026