Input validation error in PHP - CVE-2002-0229
Published: October 18, 2016 / Updated: June 10, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU110544
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2002-0229
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: PHP Group
Affected software:
PHP
PHP
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
Safe Mode feature (safe_mode) in PHP 3.0 through 4.1.0 allows attackers with access to the MySQL database to bypass Safe Mode access restrictions and read arbitrary files using "LOAD DATA INFILE LOCAL" SQL statements.
How to mitigate CVE-2002-0229
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101286577109716&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101304702002321&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=101285016125377&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=101303065423534&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=101303819613337&w=2
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8105.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4026