THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2003-0863
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2003-0863

Php vulnerability

CVSS
7.5
EPSS
6.7%
EPSS pct
93th
Exploited
No known
The php_check_safe_mode_include_dir function in fopen_wrappers.c of PHP 4.3.x returns a success value (0) when the safe_mode_include_dir variable is not specified in configuration, which differs from the previous failure value and may allow remote attackers to exploit file include vulnerabilities in PHP applications.
Affected vendor
Php
Affected product
Php
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published
2003-11-17

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality, partial impact to integrity, partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 6.7% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 93% of all scored CVEs.

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  • Confirm whether Php Php is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2003-0863.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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