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CVE-2008-7002

HIGH · CVSS 7.2 EPSS 0.83%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2009-08-19 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.2. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2008-7002
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.2
EPSS
0.83%

Original NVD Description

PHP 5.2.5 does not enforce (a) open_basedir and (b) safe_mode_exec_dir restrictions for certain functions, which might allow local users to bypass intended access restrictions and call programs outside of the intended directory via the (1) exec, (2) system, (3) shell_exec, (4) passthru, or (5) popen functions, possibly involving pathnames such as "C:" drive notation.