CVE-2014-0185 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in the FastCGI Process Manager (FPM) component of PHP versions prior to 5.4.28 and 5.5.12. The vulnerability stems from the FPM UNIX socket being created with insecure 0666 permissions, allowing local users to gain elevated privileges through a specially crafted FastCGI client. With a CVSS score of 7.2, this vulnerability is considered high severity due to its low attack complexity and complete impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 5.3.0, < 5.3.28CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 5.4.0, < 5.4.28CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 5.5.0, < 5.5.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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