CVE-2010-1129

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2010-03-26 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

The safe_mode implementation in PHP before 5.2.13 does not properly handle directory pathnames that lack a trailing / (slash) character, which allows context-dependent attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via vectors related to use of the tempnam function.

Affected products

PHP: 5.2.0, 5.2.1, 5.2.2, 5.2.3, 5.2.4, 5.2.5 (+7)

References

http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=emr_na-c02286083
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Aug/msg00003.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/38708
http://secunia.com/advisories/40551
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023661
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4312
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
http://www.php.net/releases/5_2_13.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38431
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0479
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1796
http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=emr_na-c02286083

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