Cross-site scripting in PHP - CVE-2007-1287
Published: March 8, 2011 / Updated: June 10, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU110456
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0:
CVE-ID: CVE-2007-1287
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: PHP Group
Affected software:
PHP
PHP
Detailed vulnerability description
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. The vulnerability allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via GET, POST, or COOKIE array values, which are not escaped in the phpinfo output, as originally fixed for CVE-2005-3388.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
How to mitigate CVE-2007-1287
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306172
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2007/Jul/msg00004.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26235
- http://us2.php.net/releases/4_4_7.php
- http://www.osvdb.org/32774
- http://www.php-security.org/MOPB/MOPB-08-2007.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25159
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2732