Information disclosure in PHP - CVE-2007-5899

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Information disclosure in PHP - CVE-2007-5899

Published: October 15, 2018 / Updated: June 8, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU110352
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2007-5899
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: PHP Group
Affected software:
PHP

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The output_add_rewrite_var function in PHP before 5.2.5 rewrites local forms in which the ACTION attribute references a non-local URL, which allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information by reading the requests for this URL, as demonstrated by a rewritten form containing a local session ID.


How to mitigate CVE-2007-5899

Install update from vendor's website.

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