CVE-2007-3997

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 13.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2007-09-04 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-264

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.

Affected products

PHP: from 4.0.0 before 4.4.8; from 5.0.0 before 5.2.4 — fixed in 4.4.8, 5.2.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: PHP 4.4.8, 5.2.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/26642
http://secunia.com/advisories/26822
http://secunia.com/advisories/26838
http://secunia.com/advisories/27102
http://secunia.com/advisories/27377
http://secunia.com/advisories/28318
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3102
http://secweb.se/en/advisories/php-mysql-safe-mode-bypass-vulnerability/
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200710-02.xml
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-4.php
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.2.4
http://www.php.net/releases/4_4_8.php

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