Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in PHP

1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU32779

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2012-3365

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.

The SQLite functionality in PHP before 5.3.15 allows remote attackers to bypass the open_basedir protection mechanism via unspecified vectors.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

PHP: 5.3.0 - 5.3.14

External links

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-08/msg00021.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-08/msg00022.html
http://osvdb.org/84100
http://secunia.com/advisories/49969
http://secunia.com/advisories/51178
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:108
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54612
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027286
http://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15376003

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.