CVE-2007-1701

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:".

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 8.97% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory hp.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory hp.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23120 third party advisory vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11034 signature third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1991 third party advisory vdb entry
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&objectID=c01056506 vendor advisory broken link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33658 third party advisory vdb entry
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200705-19.xml third party advisory vendor advisory
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&objectID=c01086137 vendor advisory broken link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2374 third party advisory vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/25423 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25850 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25445 third party advisory
http://www.php-security.org/MOPB/MOPB-31-2007.html third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-1701?
CVE-2007-1701 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-1701?
To fix CVE-2007-1701, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-1701 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-1701 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~9% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
This platform uses data from the NIST NVD, MITRE CVE, MITRE CWE, First.org and CISA KEV but is not endorsed or certified by these entities. CVE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CVE content is MITRE's CVE web site. CWE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CWE content is MITRE's CWE web site.
© 2025 Under My Watch. All Rights Reserved.