CVE-2008-5624
PHP 5 before 5.2.7 does not properly initialize the page_uid and page_gid global variables for use by the SAPI php_getuid function, which allows context-dependent attackers to bypass safe_mode restrictions via variable settings that are intended to be…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.22%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
PHP 5 before 5.2.7 does not properly initialize the page_uid and page_gid global variables for use by the SAPI php_getuid function, which allows context-dependent attackers to bypass safe_mode restrictions via variable settings that are intended to be restricted to root, as demonstrated by a setting of /etc for the error_log variable.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.22% probability · 82th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- php/php
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124654546101607&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125631037611762&w=2
- http://osvdb.org/50483
- http://osvdb.org/52207
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35003
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35650
- http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/59Exploit
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0035
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1789
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:045
- http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.2.7
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498985/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501376/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32688
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47318
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124654546101607&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125631037611762&w=2
- http://osvdb.org/50483
- http://osvdb.org/52207
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35003
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35650
- http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/59Exploit
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0035
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1789
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:045
- http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.2.7
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498985/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501376/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32688
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47318
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.