HIGH
Safe Mode feature (safe_mode) in PHP 3.0 through 4.1.0 allows attackers with access to the MySQL database to bypass Safe Mode access restrictions and read arbitrary files using "LOAD DATA INFILE LOCAL" SQL statements
Published May 3, 2002
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 9.58%
Description
Safe Mode feature (safe_mode) in PHP 3.0 through 4.1.0 allows attackers with access to the MySQL database to bypass Safe Mode access restrictions and read arbitrary files using "LOAD DATA INFILE LOCAL" SQL statements.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 3.0
- 3.0.1
- 3.0.2
- 3.0.3
- 3.0.4
- 3.0.5
- 3.0.6
- 3.0.7
- 3.0.8
- 3.0.9
- 3.0.10
- 3.0.11
- 3.0.12
- 3.0.13
- 3.0.16
- 4.0
- 4.0.1
- 4.0.1
- 4.0.3
- 4.0.4
- 4.0.5
- 4.0.6
- 4.1.0
- 4.1.2
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
9.58% 0.09579
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.09579
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (21 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 9.58% (0.09579) | 95.33th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 28, 2026 | 9.25% (0.09249) | 94.83th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 27, 2026 | 8.07% (0.08069) | 94.19th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 9.58% (0.09579) | 94.83th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 5.45% (0.05445) | 89.87th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 7.72% (0.07723) | 91.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 5.45% (0.05445) | 89.71th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 7.72% (0.07723) | 91.54th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 5.45% (0.05445) | 89.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 30, 2025 | 7.72% (0.07723) | 91.54th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 5.45% (0.05445) | 89.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 6.79% (0.06792) | 85.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 4.72% (0.04724) | 88.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.30% (0.00300) | 70.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 2, 2024 | 0.30% (0.00300) | 69.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.39% (0.00391) | 72.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.39% (0.00391) | 69.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 55.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 53.57th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 51.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 29.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (7)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101286577109716&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101304702002321&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=101285016125377&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_NTBUGTRAQ
- http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=101303065423534&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_NTBUGTRAQ
- http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=101303819613337&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_NTBUGTRAQ
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8105.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4026 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101286577109716&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101304702002321&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=101285016125377&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_NTBUGTRAQ | |
| http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=101303065423534&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_NTBUGTRAQ | |
| http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=101303819613337&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_NTBUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8105.php | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4026 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published May 3, 2002
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved May 1, 2002
Link CVE-2002-0229
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a