Information disclosure in PHP - CVE-2007-2748
Published: October 19, 2018 / Updated: June 8, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU110398
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-2007-2748
CWE-ID: CWE-200
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 gain access to sensitive information.
The substr_count function in PHP 5.2.1 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors, a different affected function than CVE-2007-1375.
How to mitigate CVE-2007-2748
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://osvdb.org/34730
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26895
- http://us2.php.net/releases/5_2_2.php
- http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2007-May/001621.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:187
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_15_sr.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24012