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CVE-2007-0448

• Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 7.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2007-05-24 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The fopen function in PHP 5.2.0 does not properly handle invalid URI handlers, which allows context-dependent attackers to bypass safe_mode restrictions and read arbitrary files via a file path specified with an invalid URI, as demonstrated via the srpath URI.

Affected products

• PHP: 5.2.0

References

• http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/44
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2175
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22261
• http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/44
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2175
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22261

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