PHP Realpath() Safe_Mode and Open_Basedir Restriction Bypass Vulnerability

BID:24259

Info

PHP Realpath() Safe_Mode and Open_Basedir Restriction Bypass Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 24259
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2007-3007
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: May 24 2007 12:00AM
Updated: Sep 19 2007 09:30PM
Credit: The discoverer of this issue is unknown.
Vulnerable: Trustix Secure Linux 3.0.5
Trustix Secure Linux 3.0
Trustix Secure Linux 2.0
Trustix Operating System Enterprise Server 2.0
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8
+ Linux kernel 2.4.21
+ Linux kernel 2.4.19
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise SDK 10.SP1
S.u.S.E. UnitedLinux 1.0
S.u.S.E. SuSE Linux Standard Server 8.0
S.u.S.E. SuSE Linux School Server for i386
S.u.S.E. SUSE LINUX Retail Solution 8.0
S.u.S.E. SuSE Linux Openexchange Server 4.0
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 10.2
S.u.S.E. Open-Enterprise-Server 0
S.u.S.E. Novell Linux POS 9
S.u.S.E. Linux Enterprise Server 9
S.u.S.E. Linux Enterprise Server 10.SP1
S.u.S.E. Linux 10.1 x86-64
S.u.S.E. Linux 10.1 x86
S.u.S.E. Linux 10.1 ppc
S.u.S.E. Linux 10.0 x86-64
S.u.S.E. Linux 10.0 x86
S.u.S.E. Linux 10.0 ppc
Red Hat Fedora Core7
PHP PHP 5.2.2
PHP PHP 5.2.1
+ Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.04 sparc
+ Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.04 powerpc
+ Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.04 i386
+ Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.04 amd64
PHP PHP 5.1.6
+ Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.10 sparc
+ Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.10 powerpc
+ Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.10 i386
+ Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.10 amd64
PHP PHP 5.1.5
PHP PHP 5.1.4
PHP PHP 5.1.3 -RC1
PHP PHP 5.1.3
PHP PHP 5.1.2
+ Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS sparc
+ Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS powerpc
+ Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS i386
+ Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS amd64
PHP PHP 5.1.1
PHP PHP 5.1
PHP PHP 5.0.5
PHP PHP 5.0.4
PHP PHP 5.0.3
+ Trustix Secure Linux 2.2
PHP PHP 5.0.2
PHP PHP 5.0.1
PHP PHP 5.0 candidate 3
PHP PHP 5.0 candidate 2
PHP PHP 5.0 candidate 1
PHP PHP 5.0 .0
PHP PHP 5.2
+ Debian Linux 4.0 sparc
+ Debian Linux 4.0 s/390
+ Debian Linux 4.0 powerpc
+ Debian Linux 4.0 mipsel
+ Debian Linux 4.0 mips
+ Debian Linux 4.0 m68k
+ Debian Linux 4.0 ia-64
+ Debian Linux 4.0 ia-32
+ Debian Linux 4.0 hppa
+ Debian Linux 4.0 arm
+ Debian Linux 4.0 amd64
+ Debian Linux 4.0 alpha
+ Debian Linux 4.0
Not Vulnerable: PHP PHP 5.2.3

Discussion

PHP Realpath() Safe_Mode and Open_Basedir Restriction Bypass Vulnerability

PHP is prone to a 'safe_mode' and 'open_basedir' restriction-bypass vulnerability. Successful exploits could allow an attacker to determine the presence of files in unauthorized locations.

This vulnerability would be an issue in shared-hosting configurations where multiple users can create and execute arbitrary PHP script code; in such cases, the 'safe_mode' and 'open_basedir' restrictions are expected to isolate users from each other.

Versions prior to PHP 5.2.3 are vulnerable to this issue.

Exploit / POC

PHP Realpath() Safe_Mode and Open_Basedir Restriction Bypass Vulnerability

Attackers may exploit these issues with standard PHP code.

Solution / Fix

PHP Realpath() Safe_Mode and Open_Basedir Restriction Bypass Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor released PHP 5.2.3 to address this and other issues. Please see the references for more information.


PHP PHP 5.2

PHP PHP 5.0 candidate 2

PHP PHP 5.0 .0

PHP PHP 5.0 candidate 3

PHP PHP 5.0 candidate 1

PHP PHP 5.0.1

PHP PHP 5.0.2

PHP PHP 5.0.3

PHP PHP 5.0.4

PHP PHP 5.0.5

PHP PHP 5.1

PHP PHP 5.1.1

PHP PHP 5.1.2

PHP PHP 5.1.3 -RC1

PHP PHP 5.1.3

PHP PHP 5.1.4

PHP PHP 5.1.5

PHP PHP 5.1.6

PHP PHP 5.2.1

PHP PHP 5.2.2

References

PHP Realpath() Safe_Mode and Open_Basedir Restriction Bypass Vulnerability

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