CVE-2008-7002

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2009-08-19 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-264

Description

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.

Affected products

PHP: 5.2.5

References

http://downloads.securityfocus.com/vulnerabilities/exploits/31064.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31064
http://downloads.securityfocus.com/vulnerabilities/exploits/31064.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31064

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