CVE-2006-7204

Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2007-05-22 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The imap_body function in PHP before 4.4.4 does not implement safemode or open_basedir checks, which allows local users to read arbitrary files or list arbitrary directory contents.

Affected products

PHP: from 4.4.0 before 4.4.4; from 5.1.0 before 5.1.5 — fixed in 4.4.4, 5.1.5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: PHP 4.4.4, 5.1.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=37265
http://secunia.com/advisories/21546
http://us2.php.net/ChangeLog-4.php#4.4.4
http://www.osvdb.org/28005
http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=37265
http://secunia.com/advisories/21546
http://us2.php.net/ChangeLog-4.php#4.4.4
http://www.osvdb.org/28005

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