#VU110439 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in PHP - CVE-2007-1460

Vulnerability identifier: #VU110439

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2007-1460

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
PHP
Universal components / Libraries / Scripting languages

Vendor: PHP Group

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The zip:// URL wrapper provided by the PECL zip extension in PHP before 4.4.7, and 5.2.0 and 5.2.1, does not implement safemode or open_basedir checks, which allows remote attackers to read ZIP archives located outside of the intended directories.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

PHP: 1.0, 2.0, 2.0b10, 3.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.0.3, 3.0.4, 3.0.5, 3.0.6, 3.0.7, 3.0.8, 3.0.9, 3.0.10, 3.0.11, 3.0.12, 3.0.13, 3.0.14, 3.0.15, 3.0.16, 3.0.17, 3.0.18, 4.0.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, 4.0.3, 4.0.4, 4.0.5, 4.0.6, 4.0.7, 4.1, 4.1.1, 4.1.2, 4.2, 4.2.1, 4.2.2, 4.2.3, 4.3, 4.3.1, 4.3.2, 4.3.3, 4.3.4, 4.3.5, 4.3.6, 4.3.7, 4.3.8, 4.3.9, 4.3.10, 4.3.11, 4.4, 4.4.1, 4.4.2, 4.4.3, 4.4.4, 4.4.5, 5.2, 5.2.1

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External links
https://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306172
https://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2007/Jul/msg00004.html
https://secunia.com/advisories/25056
https://secunia.com/advisories/26235
https://us2.php.net/releases/4_4_7.php
https://us2.php.net/releases/5_2_2.php
https://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_32_php.html
https://www.php-security.org/MOPB/MOPB-20-2007.html
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22954
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25159
https://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2732

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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.