php: safe_mode / open_basedir security fixes in 5.3.1
Published Nov 23, 2009
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.70%
Description
main/streams/plain_wrapper.c in PHP 5.3.x before 5.3.1 does not recognize the safe_mode_include_dir directive, which allows context-dependent attackers to have an unknown impact by triggering the failure of PHP scripts that perform include or require operations, as demonstrated by a script that attempts to perform a require_once on a file in a standard library directory. NOTE: a reliable third party reports that this is not a vulnerability, because it results in a more restrictive security policy.
Affected products
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.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.70% (0.02696) | 85.39th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.70% (0.02696) | 83.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 3.22% (0.03218) | 85.90th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 7.56% (0.07559) | 86.12th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.22% (0.03218) | 86.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.64% (0.01635) | 88.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 22, 2024 | 1.64% (0.01635) | 87.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.64% (0.01635) | 85.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 74.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 74.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 72.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 51.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (14)
- http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=50063
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html vendor-advisory
- http://news.php.net/php.announce/79 mailing-list
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:302 vendor-advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/20/2 mailing-listPatch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/20/3 mailing-listPatch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/20/5 mailing-listPatch
- http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php PatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.php.net/releases/5_3_1.php PatchVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3559 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=539529 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3559
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-3559
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=50063 | ||
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html | vendor-advisory | |
| http://news.php.net/php.announce/79 | mailing-list | |
| http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077 | ||
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:302 | vendor-advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/20/2 | mailing-listPatch | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/20/3 | mailing-listPatch | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/20/5 | mailing-listPatch | |
| http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php | PatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.php.net/releases/5_3_1.php | PatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3559 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=539529 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3559 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-3559 |
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