CVE-2007-1461
The compress.bzip2:// URL wrapper provided by the bz2 extension in PHP before 4.4.7, and 5.x before 5.2.2, does not implement safemode or open_basedir checks, which allows remote attackers to read bzip2 archives located outside of the intended…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.36%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The compress.bzip2:// URL wrapper provided by the bz2 extension in PHP before 4.4.7, and 5.x before 5.2.2, does not implement safemode or open_basedir checks, which allows remote attackers to read bzip2 archives located outside of the intended directories.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.8 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 3.36% probability · 89th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- php/php
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 3.4% on 20 October 2026 to 3.4% on 26 October 2026.
References
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306172
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2007/Jul/msg00004.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25056Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26235Vendor Advisory
- http://us2.php.net/releases/4_4_7.php
- http://us2.php.net/releases/5_2_2.php
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_32_php.html
- http://www.php-security.org/MOPB/MOPB-21-2007.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22954
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25159
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2732Vendor Advisory
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306172
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2007/Jul/msg00004.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25056Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26235Vendor Advisory
- http://us2.php.net/releases/4_4_7.php
- http://us2.php.net/releases/5_2_2.php
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_32_php.html
- http://www.php-security.org/MOPB/MOPB-21-2007.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22954
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25159
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2732Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.