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CVE-2007-4825

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2007-4825 is a directory traversal vulnerability affecting PHP versions 5.2.4 and earlier. This flaw allows attackers to bypass open_basedir restrictions and potentially execute arbitrary code by using ".." sequences within the dl function. With a CVSS score of 7.5, it is considered highly severe due to its low attack complexity and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 5.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.43%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
87.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0343 is in the 78th 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-2007-4825

php open_basedir restriction bypass and possible crash in dl() function

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00006.html
osvdb.org / 45902
secunia.com / advisories/27102
secunia.com / advisories/28658
securityreason.com / securityalert/3119
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/36528
gentoo.org / security/en/glsa/glsa-200710-02.xml
php.net / ChangeLog-5.php
php.net / releases/5_2_5.php
securityfocus.com / archive/1/478985/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / archive/1/478988/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / archive/1/478989/100/0/threaded