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
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124654546101607&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125631037611762&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32746
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35074
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35650
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200811-05.xml
- http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/54Exploit
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3941
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0035
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501376/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29797
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020327
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43196
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124654546101607&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125631037611762&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32746
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35074
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35650
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200811-05.xml
- http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/54Exploit
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3941
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0035
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501376/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29797
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.