THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2008-2666
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2008-2666

Php vulnerability

CVSS
5.0
EPSS
13.9%
EPSS pct
96th
Exploited
No known
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in PHP 5.2.6 and earlier allow context-dependent attackers to bypass safe_mode restrictions by creating a subdirectory named http: and then placing ../ (dot dot slash) sequences in an http URL argument to the (1) chdir or (2) ftok function.
Affected vendor
Php
Affected product
Php
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2008-06-20

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.

Its EPSS score of 13.9% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 96% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2008-2666

  • Confirm whether Php Php is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2008-2666.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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