{
    "id": "CVE-2008-5625",
    "published": "2008-12-17 17:30:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 23:00:41",
    "cvss_score": "7.5",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P",
    "cwe": "CWE-264",
    "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.07314",
    "epss_percentile": "0.94205",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-05 18:17:07",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "php",
            "product": "php"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "7171",
            "title": "PHP 5.2.6 - 'error_log' Safe_mode Bypass",
            "date": "2008-11-20",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7171"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "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",
        "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"
    ]
}