install.php in Drupal 5.x before 5.3, when the configured database server is not…
Priority LOW 37CWE-94Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03771 89th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 to before 5.3 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 to before 5.3 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-5593
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-68h9-7525-2j7f
References
Sources
- CVE-2007-5593 · CVE Program
- CVE-2007-5593 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-68h9-7525-2j7f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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