PHP 4.4.7/5.2.3 mysqli access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in PHP 4.4.7/5.2.3. It has been declared as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component mysqli. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2007-3997. The attack may be performed from remote. In addition, an exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in PHP 4.4.7/5.2.3 (Programming Language Software). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component mysqli. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The bug was discovered 08/30/2007. The weakness was presented 09/04/2007 by Maksymilian Arciemowicz (shinnai) (Website). The advisory is available at secunia.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2007-3997 since 07/25/2007. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 5 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 26038 (FreeBSD : php -- multiple vulnerabilities (71d903fc-602d-11dc-898c-001921ab2fa4)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 5.2.3 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 1 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (36384), Exploit-DB (4392), Tenable (26038), SecurityFocus (BID 25498†) and OSVDB (36867†). See VDB-3203, VDB-3288, VDB-3284 and VDB-3285 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 26038
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : php -- multiple vulnerabilities (71d903fc-602d-11dc-898c-001921ab2fa4)
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OpenVAS ID: 58803
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: php5
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: PHP 5.2.3

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Sourcesinfo

Product: php.org

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Researcher: Maksymilian Arciemowicz (shinnai)
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2007-3997 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-3997
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-38618
X-Force: 36384
SecurityFocus: 25498 - PHP 5.2.3 and Prior Versions Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 26642
OSVDB: 36867 - PHP LOCAL INFILE security bypass
Vulnerability Center: 16072 - PHP MySQL and MySQLi Extensions Remote Bypass of safe_mode and open_basedir Restrictions, High
Vupen: ADV-2007-3023

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 12:18
Updated: 10/07/2024 00:04
Changes: 03/16/2015 12:18 (74), 07/25/2019 20:11 (14), 10/07/2024 00:04 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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