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CVE-2007-5593
install.php in Drupal 5.x before 5.3, when the configured database server is not reachable, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary…
Medium6.8EPSS 3.8%
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Description
install.php in Drupal 5.x before 5.3, when the configured database server is not reachable, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors that cause settings.php to be modified.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.8% · top 10% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (8)
- http://drupal.org/files/sa-2007-025/SA-2007-025-5.2.patch (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 39648 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- drupal-installer-code-execution(37265) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://drupal.org/node/184316 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- FEDORA-2007-2649 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 27352 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 27290 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 26119 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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