CVE-2007-3997 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 13.8% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The (1) MySQL and (2) MySQLi extensions in PHP 4 before 4.4.8, and PHP 5 before 5.2.4, allow remote attackers to bypass safe_mode and open_basedir restrictions via MySQL LOCAL INFILE operations, as demonstrated by a query with LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 13.82% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-264 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2007-09-04 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| php | php |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | PHP 4.4.7/5.2.3 - MySQL/MySQLi 'Safe_Mode' Bypass | 2007-09-10 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26642
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26822
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26838
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27102
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27377
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28318
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3102
- http://secweb.se/en/advisories/php-mysql-safe-mode-bypass-vulnerability/
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200710-02.xml
- http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-4.php
- http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.2.4
- http://www.php.net/releases/4_4_8.php
- http://www.php.net/releases/5_2_4.php
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0026/
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3023
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0059
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36384
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39402
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1693
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1702
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