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CVE-2007-5900

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2007-5900 describes a vulnerability in PHP before version 5.2.5 that allows local users to bypass administrative configuration settings (php_admin_value or php_admin_flag) by using the ini_set function to modify arbitrary configuration variables. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 6.9, indicating high severity due to its local attack vector, medium attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage 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

6.9MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.4
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.34%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
26.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0034 is in the 30th percentile among its peer group of 1,595 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 0.1 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

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2007-5900

CVE-2007-5900

References

bugs.php.net / bug.php
secunia.com / advisories/27648
PatchVendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/27659
secunia.com / advisories/30040
securitytracker.com / id
issues.rpath.com / browse/RPL-1943
wiki.rpath.com / wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2007-0242
php.net / ChangeLog-5.php
php.net / releases/5_2_5.php
securityfocus.com / archive/1/491693/100/0/threaded