CVE-2008-7002 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2008-7002

PHP 5.2.5 does not enforce (a) open_basedir and (b) safe_mode_exec_dir...

Vulnerability Description

PHP 5.2.5 does not enforce (a) open_basedir and (b) safe_mode_exec_dir restrictions for certain functions, which might allow local users to bypass intended access restrictions and call programs outside of the intended directory via the (1) exec, (2) system, (3) shell_exec, (4) passthru, or (5) popen functions, possibly involving pathnames such as "C:" drive notation.

Impact Analysis

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Remediation

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

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

php
Vulnerable Versions:
5.2.5

Timeline

Official Publish: August 18th, 2009
Last Modified: September 16th, 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.