php: posix_access() (posix ext) safe_mode bypass
Published Jun 20, 2008
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.38%
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the posix_access function in PHP 5.2.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass safe_mode restrictions via a .. (dot dot) in an http URL, which results in the URL being canonicalized to a local filename after the safe_mode check has successfully run.
Affected products
Remediation
Red Hat statement
We do not consider these to be security issues. For more details see https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=169857#c1 and https://www.php.net/security-note.php
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.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.38% (0.03377) | 88.37th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.38% (0.03377) | 87.17th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.12% (0.03119) | 85.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.43% (0.00427) | 75.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.46% (0.00456) | 74.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.46% (0.00456) | 71.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 88.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 86.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 70.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (21)
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124654546101607&w=2 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125631037611762&w=2 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32746 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35074 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35650 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200811-05.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/54 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONRESExploit
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3941 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0035 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501376/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29797 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020327 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-2665 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=452206 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43196 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2665
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-2665
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