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
Published May 24, 2007
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 7.11%
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
Remediation
Red Hat statement
We do not consider these to be security issues. For more details see http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=169857#c1 and http://www.php.net/security-note.php
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 7.11% (0.07112) | 94.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 7.11% (0.07112) | 93.41th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 2.85% (0.02849) | 85.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.82% (0.01823) | 81.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.20% (0.01202) | 85.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 27, 2024 | 1.13% (0.01128) | 84.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 11, 2024 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 83.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 20, 2023 | 1.16% (0.01162) | 82.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01115) | 82.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 87.39th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 86.11th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 69.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (6)
- http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/44 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONRESExploit
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2175 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22261 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-0448 Vendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-0448
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-0448
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/44 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONRESExploit | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2175 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22261 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-0448 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-0448 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-0448 |
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