CVE-2007-2519
Directory traversal vulnerability in the installer in PEAR 1.0 through 1.5.3 allows user-assisted...
CVE-2007-2519 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Php Group Pear, published May 22, 2007. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 7.66%, the 94th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
Directory traversal vulnerability in the installer in PEAR 1.0 through 1.5.3 allows user-assisted remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) sequence in the (1) install-as attribute in the file element in package.xml 1.0 or the (2) as attribute in the install element in package.xml 2.0. NOTE: it could be argued that this does not cross privilege boundaries in typical installations, since the code being installed could perform the same actions.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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Directory traversal vulnerability in the installer in PEAR 1.0 through 1.5.3 allows user-assisted remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) sequence in the (1) install-as attribute in the file element in package.xml 1.0 or the (2) as attribute in the install element in package.xml 2.0. NOTE: it could be argued that this does not cross privilege boundaries in typical installations, since the code being installed could perform the same actions.
- Record
CVE-2007-2519- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in the installer in PEAR 1.0 through 1.5.3 allows user-assisted remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) sequence in the (1) install-as attribute in the file element in package.xml 1.0 or the (2) as attribute in the install element in package.xml 2.0. NOTE: it could be argued that this does not cross privilege boundaries in typical installations, since the code being installed could perform the same actions.
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CVE-2007-2519- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2007-2512 No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in the installer in PEAR 1.0 through 1.5.3 allows user-assisted remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) sequence in the (1) install-as attribute in the file element in package.xml 1.0 or the (2) as attribute in the install element in package.xml 2.0. NOTE: it could be argued that this does not cross privilege boundaries in typical installations, since the code being installed could perform the same actions.
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EUVD-2007-2512- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w4p3-mf5w-2mr6 No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in the installer in PEAR 1.0 through 1.5.3 allows user-assisted...
Directory traversal vulnerability in the installer in PEAR 1.0 through 1.5.3 allows user-assisted remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) sequence in the (1) install-as attribute in the file element in package.xml 1.0 or the (2) as attribute in the install element in package.xml 2.0. NOTE: it could be argued that this does not cross privilege boundaries in typical installations, since the code being installed could perform the same actions.
- Record
GHSA-w4p3-mf5w-2mr6- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | PHP PEAR 1.5.3 - INSTALL-AS Attribute Arbitrary File Overwrite | 2007-05-07 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | aliases, exploits, facts, references, title | Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, NVD |