CVE-2007-3378

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Summary

CVECVE-2007-3378
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2007-06-29 18:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe (1) session_save_path, (2) ini_set, and (3) error_log functions in PHP 4.4.7 and earlier, and PHP 5 5.2.3 and earlier, when invoked from a .htaccess file, allow remote attackers to bypass safe_mode and open_basedir restrictions and possibly execute arbitrary commands, as demonstrated using (a) php_value, (b) php_flag, and (c) directives in .htaccess.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.8 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Php Php All All All All
Application Php Php All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
www.osvdb.org/38682 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.osvdb.org Broken Link
www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0026 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.trustix.org Broken Link
The Slackware Linux Project: Slackware Security Advisories af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 slackware.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
PHP 5.2.3 and Prior Versions Multiple Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Full Disclosure: Apache + PHP <= 7.4.10 open_basedir bypass af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org
SecurityReason - PHP 5.2.3, htaccess safemode and open_basedir Bypass af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securityreason.com Third Party Advisory
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
About Security Update 2008-002 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 docs.info.apple.com Third Party Advisory
PHP Multiple Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
SecurityReason - PHP 5.2.4 mail.force_extra_parameters unsecure af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securityreason.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Apache + PHP <= 7.4.10 open_basedir bypass af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
rPath update for php, php-mysql and php-pgsql - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
Slackware update for php4 - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
PHP: PHP 4.4.8 Release Announcement af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.php.net Patch, Vendor Advisory
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- PHP: Multiple vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
SecurityReason - PHP 5.2.3 PHP 4.4.7, htaccess safemode and open_basedir Bypass af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securityreason.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
PHP Multiple Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Trustix Update for Multiple Packages - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
PHP Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
PHP .Htaccess Safe_Mode and Open_Basedir Restriction-Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
APPLE-SA-2008-03-18 Security Update 2008-002 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1693 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 issues.rpath.com Broken Link
HP-UX update for Apache - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
PHP: PHP 4 ChangeLog af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.php.net Patch, Vendor Advisory
HPSBUX02308 SSRT080010 rev.1 - HP-UX Running Apache, Remote Execution of Arbitrary Code - c01345501 - HP Business Support Center af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 h20000.www2.hp.com Broken Link
rPath Update for Multiple php Packages - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
PHP: PHP 5 ChangeLog af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.php.net Patch, Vendor Advisory
Gentoo update for php - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
PHP: PHP 5.2.4 Release Announcement af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.php.net Patch, Vendor Advisory
issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1702 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 issues.rpath.com Broken Link
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
HP-UX update for Apache with PHP - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
SecurityReason - PHP 5.2.3 PHP 4.4.7, htaccess safemode and open_basedir Bypass af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securityreason.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
PHP: PHP 5.2.5 Release Announcement af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.php.net Patch, Vendor Advisory
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org Third Party Advisory
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
PHP: PHP 5 ChangeLog af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.php.net Patch, Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

OrganizationPublishedContributorStatement
Red Hat2007-07-05Joshua BressersWe do not consider this to be security issues. For more details see: http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=169857#c1 and http://www.php.net/security-note.php

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