Description
The output_add_rewrite_var function in PHP before 5.2.5 rewrites local forms in which the ACTION attribute references a non-local URL, which allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information by reading the requests for this URL, as demonstrated by a rewritten form containing a local session ID.
Published: 2007-11-20
Score: 4.3 Medium
EPSS: 1.7% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1444-1 New php5 packages fix several vulnerabilities
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1444-2 New php5 packages fix regression
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2007-5869 The output_add_rewrite_var function in PHP before 5.2.5 rewrites local forms in which the ACTION attribute references a non-local URL, which allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information by reading the requests for this URL, as demonstrated by a rewritten form containing a local session ID.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-549-1 PHP vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-628-1 PHP vulnerabilities
References
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http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=42869 cve-icon cve-icon
http://osvdb.org/38918 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/27659 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/27864 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/28249 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/30040 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/30828 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/31119 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/31124 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/31200 cve-icon cve-icon
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2007-0242 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1444 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:125 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:126 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:127 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.2.5 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.php.net/releases/5_2_5.php cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0505.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0544.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0545.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0546.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0582.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491693/100/0/threaded cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-549-2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-628-1 cve-icon cve-icon
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1943 cve-icon cve-icon
https://launchpad.net/bugs/173043 cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5899 cve-icon
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11211 cve-icon cve-icon
https://usn.ubuntu.com/549-1/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-5899 cve-icon
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00773.html cve-icon cve-icon
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Php Php
Redhat Enterprise Linux Rhel Application Stack
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T15:47:00.556Z

Reserved: 2007-11-08T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-5899

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-11-20T19:46:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2007-5899

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2007-11-08T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2007-5899 - Bugzilla

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