CVE-2007-5447

MEDIUM 4.3CVE-2007-5447 · Published 14/10/2007 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2007-5447 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 4.3) vulnerability affecting php encoder (ioncube), php (php).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 4.6%, higher than 91.7% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
php encoder ioncube	`= 6.5`	No fix yet
php php	`= 5.2.4`	No fix yet

Description

ioncube_loader_win_5.2.dll in the ionCube Loader 6.5 extension for PHP 5.2.4 does not follow safe_mode and disable_functions restrictions, which allows context-dependent attackers to bypass intended limitations, as demonstrated by reading arbitrary files via the ioncube_read_file function.

References

osvdb.org/41708
secunia.com/advisories/27178 · Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com/bid/26024
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/37227
exploit-db.com/exploits/4517

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