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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2008-2665

Directory traversal vulnerability in the posix_access function in PHP 5.2.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass safe_mode restrictions via a ..

MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 3.38%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.38%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the posix_access function in PHP 5.2.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass safe_mode restrictions via a .. (dot dot) in an http URL, which results in the URL being canonicalized to a local filename after the safe_mode check has successfully run.

CVSS 2.0
5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
EPSS
3.38% probability · 88th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-22
Affected
php/php
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.