{
    "id": "CVE-2007-3997",
    "published": "2007-09-04 18:17:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 22:43:12",
    "cvss_score": "7.5",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P",
    "cwe": "CWE-264",
    "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.13818",
    "epss_percentile": "0.96413",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-02 18:17:07",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "php",
            "product": "php"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "4392",
            "title": "PHP 4.4.7/5.2.3 - MySQL/MySQLi 'Safe_Mode' Bypass",
            "date": "2007-09-10",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4392"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "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",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4392",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/26642",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/26822",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/26838",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/27102"
    ]
}