CVE-2007-1710
MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3EPSS 0.5%EU EUVD
The readfile function in PHP 4.4.4, 5.1.6, and 5.2.1 allows context-dependent attackers to bypass safe_mode restrictions and read arbitrary files by referring to local files with a certain URL syntax instead of a pathname syntax, as demonstrated by a filename preceded a "php://../../" sequence.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 4.3 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P- EPSS score
- 0.5% (40th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2007-1704)
- Published
- March 27, 2007
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2007-1704 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- php / php
- php / php
- php / php
References
- http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&objectID=c01056506
- http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&objectID=c01086137
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25423
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25850
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1991
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2374
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3573
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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