PHP < 4.1.0 Safe Mode Mail Function Command Execution

medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 1483

Synopsis

The remote host is running PHP 4.0.5.

Description

The remote host is running PHP 4.0.5. There is a flaw in this version which allows local users to circumvent the safe mode and gain the UID of the HTTP process.

Solution

Upgrade to PHP 4.1.0

See Also

http://php.net/ChangeLog-4.php

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 1483

Family: Web Servers

Published: 8/20/2004

Updated: 3/6/2019

Nessus ID: 10701, 13960, 12307

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.9

Temporal Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:php:php

Patch Publication Date: 6/30/2001

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/30/2001

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2001-1246

BID: 2954