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CVE-2007-5899

15
FAUCET Score

CVE-2007-5899 describes a vulnerability in PHP versions prior to 5.2.5, where the output_add_rewrite_var function incorrectly rewrites local forms referencing non-local URLs. This flaw allows remote attackers to potentially obtain sensitive information, such as local session IDs, by intercepting requests to the rewritten URL. With a CVSS score of 4.3, this vulnerability has a network attack vector and medium attack complexity, leading to a partial loss of confidentiality. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 5.2.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.3MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.39%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
87.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0339 is in the 82nd percentile among its peer group of 19,956 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, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

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

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (5)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1Fixed in: php-0:4.1.2-2.20
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3Fixed in: php-0:4.3.2-48.ent
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: php-0:4.3.9-3.22.12
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: php-0:5.1.6-20.el5_2.1
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Web Application Stack for RHEL 4Fixed in: php-0:5.1.6-3.el4s1.10
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2007-5899Low

php session ID leakage

Nov 8, 2007

References

bugs.php.net / bug.php
osvdb.org / 38918
secunia.com / advisories/27659
secunia.com / advisories/27864
secunia.com / advisories/28249
secunia.com / advisories/30040
secunia.com / advisories/30828
secunia.com / advisories/31119
secunia.com / advisories/31124
secunia.com / advisories/31200
issues.rpath.com / browse/RPL-1943
launchpad.net / bugs/173043
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11211
usn.ubuntu.com / 549-1
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00773.html
wiki.rpath.com / wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2007-0242
debian.org / security/2008/dsa-1444
mandriva.com / security/advisories
mandriva.com / security/advisories
mandriva.com / security/advisories
php.net / ChangeLog-5.php
php.net / releases/5_2_5.php
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2008-0505.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2008-0544.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2008-0545.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2008-0546.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2008-0582.html
securityfocus.com / archive/1/491693/100/0/threaded
ubuntu.com / usn/usn-549-2
ubuntu.com / usn/usn-628-1