CVE-2007-4663 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in PHP before 5.2.4 allows attackers to bypass open_basedir restrictions via unspecified vectors involving the glob function.

Published: 2007-09-04

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 2.1% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2007-4645	Directory traversal vulnerability in PHP before 5.2.4 allows attackers to bypass open_basedir restrictions via unspecified vectors involving the glob function.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02141.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/26642
http://secunia.com/advisories/26838
http://secunia.com/advisories/27102
http://secunia.com/advisories/27377
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200710-02.xml
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.2.4
http://www.php.net/releases/5_2_4.php
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3023
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36386
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1693
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1702

History

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Subscriptions

Php Php

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-09-04T22:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T15:01:10.146Z

Reserved: 2007-09-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-4663

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-09-04T22:17:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:44:32.220

Link: CVE-2007-4663

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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