PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in lib/pcltar.lib.php (aka pcltar.php) in the PclTar module 1.3 and 1.3.1 for Vincent Blavet PhpConcept Library, as used in multiple products including (1) Joomla! 1.5.0 Beta, (2) N/X Web Content Management System (WCMS) 4.5, (3) CJG EXPLORER PRO 3.3, and (4) phpSiteBackup 0.1, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the g_pcltar_lib_dir parameter.
CVE-2007-2199
This CVE was only ever scored under CVSS v2.0. NVD CVSS v2.0 base 6.8 — v2 rates that MEDIUM (v2 bands: LOW 0.0–3.9 / MEDIUM 4.0–6.9 / HIGH 7.0–10.0; v2 has no CRITICAL band). Vector AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. CVSS v2 is an older, coarser metric than v3.1/v4.0 (no Scope, no User Interaction, no Attack Requirements), so it is not directly comparable to a v3 or v4 score. NVD has never re-scored this record under v3. EPSS predicts 46.8% exploitation probability in the next 30 days, which is reflected in EG Risk but does not lift the v2 base. Confidence: LOW.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v2.0 (legacy)
- 6.8MEDIUMNVD never assigned a CVSS v3 rating to this CVE
- EG Score
- 6.8(low)
- EG Risk
- 61(Track)EG Risk 61/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity68% × 45%Exploitation65% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 47%
- EPSS %ILE
- 99%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
April 24, 2007
Last Modified
April 23, 2026
References (36)
- cve@mitrehttp://osvdb.org/34803
- cve@mitrehttp://osvdb.org/36009
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/25230
- cve@mitrehttp://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2007-May/001618.html
- cve@mitrehttp://www.hackers.ir/advisories/joomla.html
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466687/100/0/threaded
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/478503/100/0/threaded
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23613
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23708
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24660
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25528
- cve@mitrehttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1511
- cve@mitrehttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33837
- cve@mitrehttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34273
- cve@mitrehttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35092
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
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- 2026-07-26 13:32 UTCEG score recompute▲ 6.80
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Publicly available exploits
(3 references)Working exploit code is in the public domain (3 Exploit-DB entries). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-4111✓ verifiedFirst seen Jun 26, 2007
PHPSiteBackup 0.1 - 'pcltar.lib.php' Remote File Inclusion
Open source ↗ - Exploit-DBEDB-3915✓ verifiedFirst seen May 13, 2007
CJG EXPLORER PRO 3.2 - 'g_pcltar_lib_dir' Remote File Inclusion
Open source ↗ - Exploit-DBEDB-3781✓ verifiedFirst seen Apr 23, 2007
Joomla! 1.5.0 Beta - 'pcltar.php' Remote File Inclusion
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