Input validation error in PHP - CVE-2007-5898
Published: October 15, 2018 / Updated: June 8, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU110354
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2007-5898
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: PHP Group
Affected software:
PHP
PHP
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
The (1) htmlentities and (2) htmlspecialchars functions in PHP before 5.2.5 accept partial multibyte sequences, which has unknown impact and attack vectors, a different issue than CVE-2006-5465.
How to mitigate CVE-2007-5898
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00006.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27648
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27659
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27864
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28249
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28658
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30040
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30828
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31119
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31124
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31200
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1018934
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2007-0242
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1444
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:125
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:126
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:127
- http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.2.5
- http://www.php.net/releases/5_2_5.php
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0505.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0544.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0545.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0546.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0582.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491693/100/0/threaded
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-549-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-628-1
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1943
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/173043
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10080
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/549-1/
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00773.html