All vulnerabilities

Servers and applications

CVE-2010-1129

The safe_mode implementation in PHP before 5.2.13 does not properly handle directory pathnames that lack a trailing / (slash) character, which allows context-dependent attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via vectors related to use of the tempnam function.

Severity
High 7.5
Published
26 Mar 2010
Last changed
16 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
14 Oct 2026
Exploit chance
2.6% in the next 30 daysHigher than 85% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
Weakness
Improper input validation (CWE-20)
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

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
PHPServers and applications · cpe:a:php:php
  • Version 5.2.12
  • Version 5.2.11
  • Version 5.2.10
  • Version 5.2.9
All 13 release lines
  • Version 5.2.0
  • Version 5.2.1
  • Version 5.2.2
  • Version 5.2.3
  • Version 5.2.4
  • Version 5.2.5
  • Version 5.2.6
  • Version 5.2.7
  • Version 5.2.8
  • Version 5.2.9
  • Version 5.2.10
  • Version 5.2.11
  • Version 5.2.12

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-1129
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-1129