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CVE-2008-5624

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-5624 describes a vulnerability in PHP 5 before version 5.2.7 where improper initialization of page_uid and page_gid variables allows attackers to bypass safe_mode restrictions. This flaw affects PHP installations and can be exploited by manipulating variable settings like error_log. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered highly severe, allowing for potential compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
5.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.22%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
80.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0222 is in the 66th percentile among its peer group of 51,553 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2008-5624Low

php: missing initialization of BG(page_uid) and BG(page_gid)

Dec 4, 2008

References

marc.info
marc.info
osvdb.org / 50483
osvdb.org / 52207
secunia.com / advisories/35003
secunia.com / advisories/35650
securityreason.com / achievement_securityalert/59
Exploit
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/47318
wiki.rpath.com / Advisories:rPSA-2009-0035
debian.org / security/2009/dsa-1789
mandriva.com / security/advisories
php.net / ChangeLog-5.php
securityfocus.com / archive/1/498985/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / archive/1/501376/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/32688