# CVE-2007-1461: Path traversal in n/a

> Remote attackers can read bzip2 archives outside intended directories due to missing safemode and open_basedir checks in the PHP bz2 extension.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Mar 2007
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g59c-vc6x-27p6

## What is CVE-2007-1461?

CVE-2007-1461 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Php Php, published on 14 Mar 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The compress.bzip2:// URL wrapper provided by the bz2 extension in PHP before 4.4.7, and 5.x before 5.2.2, does not implement safemode or open_basedir checks, which allows remote attackers to read bzip2 archives located outside of the intended directories.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-1461?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Php Php.

## How do I fix CVE-2007-1461?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-1461 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2007-1461 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-1461 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Php Php

- [CVE-2012-2688](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2688/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2012-2376](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2376/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2011-3268](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-3268/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2009-4143](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-4143/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-5557](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-5557/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2007-1461 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2007-1461 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Php Php, published on 14 Mar 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-1461 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Php Php. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1461/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1461/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-1461
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-1461
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-1461

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1461/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.