CVE-2008-2665

N/A Unknown
Published: June 20, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124654546101607&w=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125631037611762&w=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/32746
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/35074
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/35650
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200811-05.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/54
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3941
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0035
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501376/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29797
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020327
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43196
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124654546101607&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125631037611762&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/32746
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35074
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35650
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200811-05.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/54
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3941
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0035
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501376/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29797
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020327
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43196
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

34 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
3.1%
87th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-22

Affected Vendors

php

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