CVE-2002-0253 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2002-0253

PHP, when not configured with the "display_errors = Off" setting...

Vulnerability Description

PHP, when not configured with the "display_errors = Off" setting in php.ini, allows remote attackers to obtain the physical path for an include file via a trailing slash in a request to a directly accessible PHP program, which modifies the base path, causes the include directive to fail, and produces an error message that contains the path.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

php
Vulnerable Versions:
4.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.3, 4.0.4, 4.0.5, 4.0.6, 4.1.0, 4.1.2

Timeline

Official Publish: May 3rd, 2002
Last Modified: August 8th, 2024
Added to House: July 18th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.