CVE-2007-4889

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2007-09-14 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The MySQL extension in PHP 5.2.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass safe_mode and open_basedir restrictions via the MySQL (1) LOAD_FILE, (2) INTO DUMPFILE, and (3) INTO OUTFILE functions, a different issue than CVE-2007-3997.

Affected products

php Mysql Extension: all versions
PHP: through 5.2.4

References

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3134
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479082/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479187/100/200/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479189/100/200/threaded
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36555
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3134
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479082/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479187/100/200/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479189/100/200/threaded
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36555

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