CVE-2007-5900

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Summary

CVECVE-2007-5900
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2007-11-20 18:46:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionPHP 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.9 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Php Php All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
rPath update for php5 - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
SecurityTracker.com Archives - PHP Buffer Overflows, Filtering Bypass, and Configuration Bypass Bugs May Let Users Gain Elevated Privileges af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
PHP Multiple Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1943 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 issues.rpath.com
Advisories:rPSA-2007-0242 - rPath Wiki af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 wiki.rpath.com
PHP: PHP 5 ChangeLog af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.php.net
PHP Bugs: #41561: Values set with php_admin_* in httpd.conf can be overwritten with ini_set() af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.php.net
HP-UX update for Apache with PHP - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
PHP: PHP 5.2.5 Release Announcement af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.php.net
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

OrganizationPublishedContributorStatement
Red Hat2007-11-21Mark J CoxThe PHP interpreter does not offer a reliable "sandboxed" security layer (as found in, say, a JVM) in which untrusted scripts can be run; any script run by the PHP interpreter must be trusted with the privileges of the interpreter itself. We therefore do not classify this issue as security-sensitive since no trust boundary is crossed.

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