Servers and applications
CVE-2009-3559
main/streams/plain_wrapper.c in PHP 5.3.x before 5.3.1 does not recognize the safe_mode_include_dir directive, which allows context-dependent attackers to have an unknown impact by triggering the failure of PHP scripts that perform include or require operations, as demonstrated by a script that attempts to perform a require_once on a file in a standard library directory. NOTE: a reliable third…
- Severity
- High 7.5
- Published
- 23 Nov 2009
- Last changed
- 16 Jun 2026
- Added to UpHeron
- 14 Oct 2026
- Exploit chance
- 2.7% in the next 30 daysHigher than 86% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
- Attack
- Over the network · No login needed
- Attacker can
- Read some data · Change some data · Slow it down
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- Sources
- NVD
Description
main/streams/plain_wrapper.c in PHP 5.3.x before 5.3.1 does not recognize the safe_mode_include_dir directive, which allows context-dependent attackers to have an unknown impact by triggering the failure of PHP scripts that perform include or require operations, as demonstrated by a script that attempts to perform a require_once on a file in a standard library directory. NOTE: a reliable third party reports that this is not a vulnerability, because it results in a more restrictive security policy.
Affected software
| Software | Affected versions |
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PHPServers and applications · cpe:a:php:php |
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