CVE-2007-5898

6.4 MEDIUM 3% exploit odds Fix listed

What it is

The (1) htmlentities and (2) htmlspecialchars functions in PHP before 5.2.5 accept partial multibyte sequences, which has unknown impact and attack vectors, a different issue than CVE-2006-5465.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited over the network without logging in. Limited direct impact.
Exploit odds: 2.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix: A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

2007-11-20 18:46 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-06-16 22:46 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: 2.8% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 6.4 MEDIUM (CVSS).
Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.

Details

Published: 2007-11-20 18:46 UTC
Last modified: 2026-06-16 22:46 UTC
Exploit probability: 2.8% · EPSS, next 30 days
Record status: Modified

Affected

PHP ≤ 5.2.4

Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 6.4

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Authentication: None
Confidentiality: Partial
Integrity: Partial
Availability: None

Raw vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

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Fix and advisories

References

NVD record · CVE.org record