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Vulnerability record · CVE-2007-3997 · published 4 September 2007

CVE-2007-3997: Php permissions and access controls vulnerability

Php · Php

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.

7.5 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 14% · top 3.6% CWE-264 · Permissions and access controls
7.5CVSS 2.0 base score
14%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
42References, 4 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://secunia.com/advisories/26642 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26822 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26838 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27102 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27377 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28318 Third Party Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3102 ExploitThird Party Advisory
http://secweb.se/en/advisories/php-mysql-safe-mode-bypass-vulnerability/ ExploitThird Party Advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200710-02.xml Third Party Advisory
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-4.php Vendor Advisory
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.2.4 Vendor Advisory
http://www.php.net/releases/4_4_8.php Vendor Advisory
http://www.php.net/releases/5_2_4.php Vendor Advisory
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0026/ Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3023 Permissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0059 Permissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36384 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39402 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1693 Broken Link
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1702 Broken Link
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4392 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/26642 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26822 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26838 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27102 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27377 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28318 Third Party Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3102 ExploitThird Party Advisory
http://secweb.se/en/advisories/php-mysql-safe-mode-bypass-vulnerability/ ExploitThird Party Advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200710-02.xml Third Party Advisory
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-4.php Vendor Advisory
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.2.4 Vendor Advisory
http://www.php.net/releases/4_4_8.php Vendor Advisory
http://www.php.net/releases/5_2_4.php Vendor Advisory
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0026/ Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3023 Permissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0059 Permissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36384 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39402 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1693 Broken Link

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2007-3997), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.