CVE-2002-0229 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 9.6% (pctl 95)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Safe Mode feature (safe_mode) in PHP 3.0 through 4.1.0 allows attackers with access to the MySQL database to bypass Safe Mode access restrictions and read arbitrary files using "LOAD DATA INFILE LOCAL" SQL statements.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 9.58% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2002-05-16 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| php | php |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | PHP 4.x/5.x MySQL Library - 'Safe_mode' Filesystem Circumvention (1) | 2002-02-03 |
| exploit-db | PHP 4.x/5.x MySQL Library - 'Safe_mode' Filesystem Circumvention (2) | 2002-02-03 |
| exploit-db | PHP 4.x/5.x MySQL Library - 'Safe_mode' Filesystem Circumvention (3) | 2002-02-03 |
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101286577109716&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101304702002321&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=101285016125377&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=101303065423534&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=101303819613337&w=2
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8105.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4026
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101286577109716&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101304702002321&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=101285016125377&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=101303065423534&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=101303819613337&w=2
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8105.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4026
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