Description

PHP 5 before 5.2.7 does not enforce the error_log safe_mode restrictions when safe_mode is enabled through a php_admin_flag setting in httpd.conf, which allows context-dependent attackers to write to arbitrary files by placing a "php_value error_log" entry in a .htaccess file.

Remediation

References

CVE-2008-5625

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Severity

High

Classification

CVE-2008-5625 CWE-264

Tags

Missing Update Known Vulnerabilities