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    CVE-2008-5624

    PHP 5 before 5.2.7 does not properly initialize the page_uid and page_gid global variables for use by the SAPI php_getuid function, which allows context-dependent attackers to bypass safe_mode restrictions via variable settings that are intended to be restricted to root, as demonstrated by a setting of /etc for the error_log variable.

    Published:Dec 4, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Dec 17, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.01502
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Php
    Product
    Php

    Exploits

    http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/59http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/59

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124654546101607&w=2
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125631037611762&w=2
    http://osvdb.org/50483
    http://osvdb.org/52207
    http://secunia.com/advisories/35003
    http://secunia.com/advisories/35650
    http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/59
    http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0035
    http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1789
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:045
    http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.2.7
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498985/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501376/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32688
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47318
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124654546101607&w=2
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125631037611762&w=2
    http://osvdb.org/50483
    http://osvdb.org/52207
    http://secunia.com/advisories/35003
    http://secunia.com/advisories/35650
    http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/59
    http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0035
    http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1789
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:045
    http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.2.7
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498985/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501376/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32688
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47318

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High