CVE-2007-1701 Deserialization in n/a

Medium 6.8 Published Updated

Attackers can execute arbitrary code by sending crafted session data when register_globals is enabled in vulnerable PHP versions.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2007-1701?

CVE-2007-1701 is a medium-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in Php Php, published on 27 Mar 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

PHP 4 before 4.4.5, and PHP 5 before 5.2.1, when register_globals is enabled, allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via deserialization of session data, which overwrites arbitrary global variables, as demonstrated by calling session_decode on a string beginning with "_SESSION|s:39:".

Weakness: CWE-502

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-1701?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Php Php.

How do I fix CVE-2007-1701?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, and only deserialise data from trusted sources or with an allow-list of types. More about Unsafe deserialization.

Is CVE-2007-1701 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-1701 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-g5mc-mmqp-q5j8.

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