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CVE-2007-1461

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2007-1461 describes a vulnerability in the bz2 extension of PHP versions before 4.4.7 and 5.x before 5.2.2. The compress.bzip2:// URL wrapper failed to enforce safemode or open_basedir restrictions, enabling remote attackers to read bzip2 archives outside of designated directories. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with no authentication required, leading to a complete compromise of confidentiality. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
5.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.8HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.20%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
80.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0220 is in the 66th percentile among its peer group of 51,551 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2007-1461

CVE-2007-1461

References

docs.info.apple.com / article.html
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce//2007/Jul/msg00004.html
secunia.com / advisories/25056
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/26235
Vendor Advisory
us2.php.net / releases/4_4_7.php
us2.php.net / releases/5_2_2.php
novell.com / linux/security/advisories/2007_32_php.html
php-security.org / MOPB/MOPB-21-2007.html
securityfocus.com / bid/22954
securityfocus.com / bid/25159
vupen.com / english/advisories/2007/2732
Vendor Advisory