The parse_str function in (1) PHP, (2) Hardened-PHP, and (3) Suhosin, when called without a second parameter, might allow remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary variables by specifying variable names and values in the string to be parsed
Published Jun 13, 2007
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.08%
Description
The parse_str function in (1) PHP, (2) Hardened-PHP, and (3) Suhosin, when called without a second parameter, might allow remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary variables by specifying variable names and values in the string to be parsed. NOTE: it is not clear whether this is a design limitation of the function or a bug in PHP, although it is likely to be regarded as a bug in Hardened-PHP and Suhosin.
Affected products
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No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This is not a security vulnerability: it is the expected behaviour of parse_str when used without a second parameter.
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:N/I:P/A:N
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 (21 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.08% (0.02075) | 80.77th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.08% (0.02075) | 78.94th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 4, 2025 | 1.52% (0.01525) | 80.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 1, 2025 | 0.52% (0.00523) | 65.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.53% (0.01529) | 79.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 0.47% (0.00470) | 47.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 22, 2025 | 1.53% (0.01529) | 79.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 21, 2025 | 0.52% (0.00524) | 64.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.53% (0.01529) | 80.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 5.79% (0.05786) | 93.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 24, 2024 | 6.50% (0.06499) | 93.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 16, 2024 | 2.90% (0.02904) | 90.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 9, 2024 | 2.03% (0.02026) | 88.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 0.78% (0.00779) | 79.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 15, 2023 | 0.72% (0.00720) | 78.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 8, 2023 | 0.57% (0.00571) | 75.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.54% (0.00543) | 73.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (10)
- http://osvdb.org/39834 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2800 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://www.acid-root.new.fr/advisories/14070612.txt x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471178/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471204/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471275/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-3205 Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34836 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-3205
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-3205
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://osvdb.org/39834 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2800 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://www.acid-root.new.fr/advisories/14070612.txt | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471178/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471204/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471275/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-3205 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34836 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-3205 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-3205 |
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