CVE-2007-1701
PHP 4 before 4.4.5, and PHP 5 before 5.2.1, when register_globals is enabled, allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via deserialization of session data, which overwrites arbitrary global variables, as demonstrated by calling…
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 9.4%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
Description
PHP 4 before 4.4.5, and PHP 5 before 5.2.1, when register_globals is enabled, allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via deserialization of session data, which overwrites arbitrary global variables, as demonstrated by calling session_decode on a string beginning with "_SESSION|s:39:".
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 9.36% probability · 95th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 25 March 2007
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-502
- Affected
- php/php
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 9.4% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&objectID=c01056506Broken Link
- http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&objectID=c01086137Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25423Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25445Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25850Third Party Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200705-19.xmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.php-security.org/MOPB/MOPB-31-2007.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23120Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1991Third Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2374Third Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33658Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11034Third Party Advisory
- http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&objectID=c01056506Broken Link
- http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&objectID=c01086137Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25423Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25445Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25850Third Party Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200705-19.xmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.php-security.org/MOPB/MOPB-31-2007.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23120Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1991Third Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2374Third Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33658Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11034Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.