php cross-site cookie insertion
Published Jul 16, 2007
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 7.92%
Description
The session_start function in ext/session in PHP 4.x up to 4.4.7 and 5.x up to 5.2.3 allows remote attackers to insert arbitrary attributes into the session cookie via special characters in a cookie that is obtained from (1) PATH_INFO, (2) the session_id function, and (3) the session_start function, which are not encoded or filtered when the new session cookie is generated, a related issue to CVE-2006-0207.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 4.0
- 4.0
- 4.0
- 4.0
- 4.0
- 4.0.0
- 4.0.1
- 4.0.2
- 4.0.3
- 4.0.4
- 4.0.5
- 4.0.6
- 4.0.7
- 4.1.0
- 4.1.1
- 4.1.2
- 4.2.0
- 4.2.1
- 4.2.2
- 4.2.3
- 4.3.0
- 4.3.1
- 4.3.2
- 4.3.3
- 4.3.4
- 4.3.5
- 4.3.6
- 4.3.7
- 4.3.8
- 4.3.9
- 4.3.10
- 4.3.11
- 4.4.0
- 4.4.1
- 4.4.2
- 4.4.3
- 4.4.4
- 4.4.5
- 4.4.6
- 4.4.7
Configuration 2
- 5.0.0
- 5.0.0
- 5.0.0
- 5.0.0
- 5.0.0
- 5.0.0
- 5.0.0
- 5.0.0
- 5.0.1
- 5.0.2
- 5.0.3
- 5.0.4
- 5.0.5
- 5.1.0
- 5.1.1
- 5.1.2
- 5.1.3
- 5.1.4
- 5.1.5
- 5.1.6
- 5.2.0
- 5.2.1
- 5.2.2
- 5.2.3
- 5.2.10
- 5.2.11
- 5.2.12
- 5.2.13
- 5.2.14
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1
php-0:4.1.2-2.19
Fixed · RHSA-2007:0888
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
php-0:4.3.2-43.ent
Fixed · RHSA-2007:0889
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
php-0:4.3.9-3.22.9
Fixed · RHSA-2007:0890
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
php-0:5.1.6-15.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2007:0890
Red Hat Web Application Stack for RHEL 4
php-0:5.1.6-3.el4s1.8
Fixed · RHSA-2007:0891
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 | php-0:4.1.2-2.19 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0888 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | php-0:4.3.2-43.ent | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0889 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | php-0:4.3.9-3.22.9 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0890 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | php-0:5.1.6-15.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0890 |
| Red Hat Web Application Stack for RHEL 4 | php-0:5.1.6-3.el4s1.8 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0891 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat is aware of this issue and is tracking it via the following bug: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2007-3799 The Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having low security impact, a future update may address this flaw.
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:M/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 (28 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 7.92% (0.07919) | 94.55th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 7.92% (0.07919) | 93.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 4, 2026 | 9.25% (0.09249) | 92.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 10.32% (0.10317) | 92.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 16.20% (0.16197) | 94.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 9.53% (0.09531) | 92.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 17.02% (0.17021) | 94.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 9.53% (0.09531) | 92.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 17.02% (0.17021) | 94.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 10, 2025 | 15.64% (0.15637) | 94.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 30, 2025 | 17.14% (0.17139) | 94.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 8.99% (0.08990) | 91.82th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 13.61% (0.13605) | 90.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 8.99% (0.08990) | 91.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 26.69% (0.26688) | 96.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 35.49% (0.35495) | 97.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 19, 2024 | 36.23% (0.36226) | 97.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 26, 2024 | 38.78% (0.38779) | 97.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 19, 2024 | 41.23% (0.41226) | 97.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 11, 2024 | 14.71% (0.14709) | 95.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 26, 2024 | 9.59% (0.09594) | 94.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 18, 2023 | 7.12% (0.07116) | 93.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 10, 2023 | 8.04% (0.08043) | 93.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 16, 2023 | 8.46% (0.08461) | 93.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 8.51% (0.08512) | 93.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 12.57% (0.12567) | 95.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 12.57% (0.12567) | 95.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 12.57% (0.12567) | 90.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
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