CVE-2002-2029 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 23.1% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
PHP, when installed on Windows with Apache and ScriptAlias for /php/ set to c:/php/, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files and possibly execute arbitrary programs via an HTTP request for php.exe with a filename in the query string.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 23.11% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2002-12-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| apache | http server |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Apache 1.3.20 (Win32) - 'PHP.exe' Remote File Disclosure | 2002-01-04 |
References
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