CVE-2008-5625 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 7.3% (pctl 94)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
PHP 5 before 5.2.7 does not enforce the error_log safe_mode restrictions when safe_mode is enabled through a php_admin_flag setting in httpd.conf, which allows context-dependent attackers to write to arbitrary files by placing a "php_value error_log" entry in a .htaccess file.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 7.31% — more likely to be exploited than 94% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-264 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-12-17 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| php | php |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | PHP 5.2.6 - 'error_log' Safe_mode Bypass | 2008-11-20 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-11/0152.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124654546101607&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125631037611762&w=2
- http://osvdb.org/52205
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35650
- http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/57
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0035
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:045
- http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.2.7
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501376/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32383
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47314
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7171
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-11/0152.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124654546101607&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125631037611762&w=2
- http://osvdb.org/52205
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35650
- http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/57
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0035
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