php session ID leakage
Published Nov 20, 2007
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.39%
Description
The output_add_rewrite_var function in PHP before 5.2.5 rewrites local forms in which the ACTION attribute references a non-local URL, which allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information by reading the requests for this URL, as demonstrated by a rewritten form containing a local session ID.
Affected products
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1
php-0:4.1.2-2.20
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0546
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
php-0:4.3.2-48.ent
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0544
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
php-0:4.3.9-3.22.12
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0545
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
php-0:5.1.6-20.el5_2.1
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0544
Red Hat Web Application Stack for RHEL 4
php-0:5.1.6-3.el4s1.10
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0582
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 | php-0:4.1.2-2.20 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0546 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | php-0:4.3.2-48.ent | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0544 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | php-0:4.3.9-3.22.12 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0545 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | php-0:5.1.6-20.el5_2.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0544 |
| Red Hat Web Application Stack for RHEL 4 | php-0:5.1.6-3.el4s1.10 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0582 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
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:P/I:N/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 (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.39% (0.03393) | 88.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.39% (0.03393) | 87.22th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.86% (0.01863) | 81.45th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 6.32% (0.06318) | 84.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.86% (0.01863) | 81.87th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 15, 2025 | 2.85% (0.02855) | 90.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 8, 2024 | 4.15% (0.04152) | 92.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 2.97% (0.02973) | 91.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 9, 2024 | 1.31% (0.01310) | 86.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 16, 2024 | 1.24% (0.01240) | 85.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 9, 2024 | 1.18% (0.01181) | 84.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 26, 2023 | 0.82% (0.00819) | 79.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.76% (0.00757) | 78.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 88.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 86.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 70.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (34)
- http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=42869 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://osvdb.org/38918 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27659 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
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- http://secunia.com/advisories/31119 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
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- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:127 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
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- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0546.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0582.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491693/100/0/threaded vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-549-2 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
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- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=382431 Issue Tracking
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1943 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/173043 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5899
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11211 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/549-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
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- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00773.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
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