PHP up to 5.2.6 htaccess httpd.conf access control

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in PHP (Programming Language Software). This affects an unknown code of the file httpd.conf of the component htaccess. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

PHP 5 before 5.2.7 does not enforce the error_log safe_mode restrictions when safe_mode is enabled through a php_admin_flag setting in httpd.conf, which allows context-dependent attackers to write to arbitrary files by placing a "php_value error_log" entry in a .htaccess file.

The bug was discovered 11/20/2008. The weakness was published 11/20/2008 by Maksymilian Arciemowicz with SecurityReason (Website). The advisory is shared at securityreason.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-5625 since 12/17/2008. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details and a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 44892 (GLSA-201001-03 : PHP: Multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 185076 (HP-UX Running Apache Web Server Suite Multiple Vulnerabilities (HPSBUX02431)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 years after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (47314), Tenable (44892) and Exploit-DB (7171). Similar entries are available at 2339, 38768, 40503 and 42878.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Nessus ID: 44892
Nessus Name: GLSA-201001-03 : PHP: Multiple vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 835200
OpenVAS Name: HP-UX Update for Apache Web Server Suite HPSBUX02431
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Sourcesinfo

Product: php.org

Advisory: securityreason.com
Researcher: Maksymilian Arciemowicz
Organization: SecurityReason
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-5625 (🔍)
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X-Force: 47314
Vulnerability Center: 20273 - PHP < 5.2.7 Safe Mode Vulnerability Allows Local Attackers to Overwrite Arbitrary Files, Low
SecurityFocus: 32383 - PHP 'error_log' Safe Mode Restriction-Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 35650 - HP-UX Apache Web Server Suite Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 52205 - PHP error_log php_admin_flag Safe Mode Bypass

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/22/2019 11:54
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (88), 08/22/2019 11:54 (4)
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