CVE-2007-3997
The (1) MySQL and (2) MySQLi extensions in PHP 4 before 4.4.8, and PHP 5 before 5.2.4, allow remote attackers to bypass safe_mode and…
- 7.5HighCVSS base score
- 13.8%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 3.5% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
The (1) MySQL and (2) MySQLi extensions in PHP 4 before 4.4.8, and PHP 5 before 5.2.4, allow remote attackers to bypass safe_mode and open_basedir restrictions via MySQL LOCAL INFILE operations, as demonstrated by a query with LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE.
Public exploit
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Exploit-DB1 entry
- PHP 4.4.7/5.2.3 - MySQL/MySQLi 'Safe_Mode' Bypass (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 4392local, multiplepublished 10 Sept 2007Verified
References tagged exploit1 reference
- 4392 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
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Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 41 days later
· 41 days later
Published
- 17 years later
· 17 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 13.8% · top 3.5% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
21
- php-localinfile-mysql-security-bypass(39402) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 26822 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2008-0059 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- GLSA-200710-02 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- http://www.php.net/releases/4_4_8.php (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.2.4 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 2007-0026 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIXx_transferred
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1693 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 3102 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- http://secweb.se/en/advisories/php-mysql-safe-mode-bypass-vulnerability/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1702 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 26838 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- php-local-infile-security-bypass(36384) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 27377 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 4392 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-4.php (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 27102 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2007-3023 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- http://www.php.net/releases/5_2_4.php (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 28318 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 26642 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2007-3981 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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