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CVE-2008-7002

HIGH 7.2 CVSS 2.0
Published
August 19, 2009
Last modified
June 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
cve@mitre.org
Weakness
CWE-264
CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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.

Affected products and versions

  • PHP versions 5.2.5

References