CVE-2002-0253 describes an information disclosure vulnerability in PHP, specifically when the "display_errors" setting is enabled. Remote attackers can exploit this by adding a trailing slash to a request for a directly accessible PHP program, causing an include directive to fail and revealing the physical path of an include file in the resulting error message. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity with low attack complexity and no authentication required, leading to a partial confidentiality impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code is available, with minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0.1:patch2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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