#VU110379 Code Injection in PHP - CVE-2007-4596
Published: March 29, 2021 / Updated: June 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU110379
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2007-4596
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
PHP
PHP
Software vendor:
PHP Group
PHP Group
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
The perl extension in PHP does not follow safe_mode restrictions, which allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via the Perl eval function. NOTE: this might only be a vulnerability in limited environments.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.