PHP 5.2.5 Access Restriction access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in PHP 5.2.5 and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the component Access Restriction. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2008-7002. The attack may be performed from remote. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in PHP 5.2.5 (Programming Language Software). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component Access Restriction. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was presented 08/19/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-7002. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. 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.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (52736), Exploit-DB (32343), Tenable (44892), SecurityFocus (BID 31064†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-27485†). See VDB-45525 and VDB-47626 for similar entries. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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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: 66641
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 201001-03 (php)
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10/07/2010 +414 days 🔍
03/18/2015 +1623 days 🔍
03/01/2025 +3636 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: php.org

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-7002 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-7002
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-49508
X-Force: 52736
SecurityFocus: 31064 - PHP Multiple Functions 'safe_mode_exec_dir' and 'open_basedir' Restriction Bypass Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 27485 - PHP 5.2.5 Local Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 03/01/2025 05:56
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (56), 03/07/2017 09:32 (12), 08/20/2021 10:00 (3), 08/20/2021 10:03 (1), 03/01/2025 05:56 (19)
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