CVE-2007-5900 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

PHP before 5.2.5 allows local users to bypass protection mechanisms configured through php_admin_value or php_admin_flag in httpd.conf by using ini_set to modify arbitrary configuration variables, a different issue than CVE-2006-4625.

Published: 2007-11-20

Score: 6.9 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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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-2007-5870	PHP before 5.2.5 allows local users to bypass protection mechanisms configured through php_admin_value or php_admin_flag in httpd.conf by using ini_set to modify arbitrary configuration variables, a different issue than CVE-2006-4625.
Ubuntu USN	USN-720-1	PHP vulnerabilities

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00082.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=41561
http://secunia.com/advisories/27648
http://secunia.com/advisories/27659
http://secunia.com/advisories/30040
http://securitytracker.com/id?1018934
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2007-0242
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.2.5
http://www.php.net/releases/5_2_5.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491693/100/0/threaded
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1943

History

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Subscriptions

Php Php

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-11-20T18:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T15:47:00.452Z

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

Link: CVE-2007-5900

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-11-20T18:46:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2007-5900

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-264

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