PHP disable_functions does not disable aliases
Published Oct 12, 2007
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.69%
Description
The disable_functions feature in PHP 4 and 5 allows attackers to bypass intended restrictions by using an alias, as demonstrated by using ini_alter when ini_set is disabled.
Affected products
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat does not consider this to be a security issue. The function behaves as documented. Furthermore, the function shouldnt be considered a security feature, for reasons described at https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=332451#c3 and https://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:P/I:P/A:P
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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.69% (0.01689) | 76.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.69% (0.01689) | 73.99th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.29% (0.00290) | 50.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.44% (0.00436) | 75.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 8, 2024 | 0.40% (0.00397) | 73.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 31, 2024 | 0.38% (0.00377) | 72.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 0.39% (0.00387) | 72.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.34% (0.00343) | 70.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.34% (0.00343) | 66.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (8)
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3216 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://securityvulns.com/news/PHP/alias-pb.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://securityvulns.ru/Sdocument67.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482006/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-5424 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=332451 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5424
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-5424
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3216 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://securityvulns.com/news/PHP/alias-pb.html | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://securityvulns.ru/Sdocument67.html | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482006/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-5424 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=332451 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5424 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-5424 |
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