CVE-2008-2665

PHP <= 5.2.6 - Directory Traversal via HTTP URL Canonicalization

Title source: llm

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.

References (17)

Core 17

Core References

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/32746

Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_hp

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125631037611762&w=2

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549

Exploit third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreasonres

http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/54

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200811-05.xml

Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_hp

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124654546101607&w=2

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501376/100/0/threaded

Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0035

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020327

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/35074

Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_apple

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29797

US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html

Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43196

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/35650

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3941

Scores

EPSS 0.0309

EPSS Percentile 87.0%

Details

CWE

CWE-22

Status published

Products (1)

php/php 5.2.6

Published Jun 20, 2008

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026