CVE-2015-6833 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in the PharData class within PHP versions prior to 5.4.44, 5.5.28, and 5.6.12. This flaw allows remote attackers to write arbitrary files to a system by crafting a malicious ZIP archive containing ".." sequences in entry names, which are then mishandled during an extractTo operation. Rated with a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and can lead to high integrity impact without requiring user interaction or privileges. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 5.4.43CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:alpha3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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