CVE-2011-2202

Summary

CVECVE-2011-2202
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2011-06-16 23:55:04 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe rfc1867_post_handler function in main/rfc1867.c in PHP before 5.3.7 does not properly restrict filenames in multipart/form-data POST requests, which allows remote attackers to conduct absolute path traversal attacks, and possibly create or overwrite arbitrary files, via a crafted upload request, related to a "file path injection vulnerability."

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.4 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Php Php 1.0 All All All
Application Php Php 2.0 All All All
Application Php Php 2.0b10 All All All
Application Php Php 3.0 All All All
Application Php Php 3.0.1 All All All
Application Php Php 3.0.10 All All All
Application Php Php 3.0.11 All All All
Application Php Php 3.0.12 All All All
Application Php Php 3.0.13 All All All
Application Php Php 3.0.14 All All All
Application Php Php 3.0.15 All All All
Application Php Php 3.0.16 All All All
Application Php Php 3.0.17 All All All
Application Php Php 3.0.18 All All All
Application Php Php 3.0.2 All All All
Application Php Php 3.0.3 All All All
Application Php Php 3.0.4 All All All
Application Php Php 3.0.5 All All All
Application Php Php 3.0.6 All All All
Application Php Php 3.0.7 All All All
Application Php Php 3.0.8 All All All
Application Php Php 3.0.9 All All All
Application Php Php 4.0 All All All
Application Php Php 4.0 beta1 All All
Application Php Php 4.0 beta2 All All
Application Php Php 4.0 beta3 All All
Application Php Php 4.0 beta4 All All
Application Php Php 4.0 beta_4_patch1 All All
Application Php Php 4.0.0 All All All
Application Php Php 4.0.1 All All All
Application Php Php 4.0.2 All All All
Application Php Php 4.0.3 All All All
Application Php Php 4.0.4 All All All
Application Php Php 4.0.5 All All All
Application Php Php 4.0.6 All All All
Application Php Php 4.0.7 All All All
Application Php Php 4.1.0 All All All
Application Php Php 4.1.1 All All All
Application Php Php 4.1.2 All All All
Application Php Php 4.2.0 All All All
Application Php Php 4.2.1 All All All
Application Php Php 4.2.2 All All All
Application Php Php 4.2.3 All All All
Application Php Php 4.3.0 All All All
Application Php Php 4.3.1 All All All
Application Php Php 4.3.10 All All All
Application Php Php 4.3.11 All All All
Application Php Php 4.3.2 All All All
Application Php Php 4.3.3 All All All
Application Php Php 4.3.4 All All All
Application Php Php 4.3.5 All All All
Application Php Php 4.3.6 All All All
Application Php Php 4.3.7 All All All
Application Php Php 4.3.8 All All All
Application Php Php 4.3.9 All All All
Application Php Php 4.4.0 All All All
Application Php Php 4.4.1 All All All
Application Php Php 4.4.2 All All All
Application Php Php 4.4.3 All All All
Application Php Php 4.4.4 All All All
Application Php Php 4.4.5 All All All
Application Php Php 4.4.6 All All All
Application Php Php 4.4.7 All All All
Application Php Php 4.4.8 All All All
Application Php Php 4.4.9 All All All
Application Php Php 5.3.0 All All All
Application Php Php 5.3.1 All All All
Application Php Php 5.3.2 All All All
Application Php Php 5.3.3 All All All
Application Php Php 5.3.4 All All All
Application Php Php 5.3.5 All All All
Application Php Php All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
PHP: News Archive - 2011 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.php.net
PHP :: Sec Bug #54939 :: File path injection vulnerability in RFC1867 File upload filename af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.php.net
oss-security - CVE Request: PHP File upload filename af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com Patch
PHP: Contents of /php/php-src/branches/PHP_5_3/NEWS af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 svn.php.net
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2266-1 php5 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Malformed Request af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
PHP: Diff of /php/php-src/branches/PHP_5_3/main/rfc1867.c af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 svn.php.net Patch
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
About the security content of OS X Lion v10.7.3 and Security Update 2012-001 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com
Security Advisories | Mandriva Linux af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
PHP File Upload Bug May Let Remote Users Overwrite Files on the Target System - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
PHP Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
PHP: Revision 312103 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 svn.php.net Patch
APPLE-SA-2012-02-01-1 OS X Lion v10.7.3 and Security Update 2012-001 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
PHP CVE-2011-2202 Security Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
PHP: PHP 5 ChangeLog af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.php.net
oss-security - Re: CVE Request: PHP File upload filename af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com Patch
access.redhat.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
php.net file upload path injection - Pastebin.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 pastebin.com Exploit
'[security bulletin] HPSBOV02763 SSRT100826 rev.1 - HP Secure Web Server (SWS) for OpenVMS running PH' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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