CVE-2008-2665 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in the posix_access function of PHP 5.2.6 and earlier. This flaw allows remote attackers to bypass safe_mode restrictions by injecting ".. (dot dot)" sequences into an HTTP URL, leading to the URL being canonicalized to a local filename after the safe_mode check. With a CVSS score of 5.0, this vulnerability is of medium severity, requiring no authentication and having low attack complexity, potentially leading to partial confidentiality impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.2.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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