Unscored severity · published Jan 18, 2011
CVE-2006-7243
PHP before 5.3.4 accepts the \0 character in a pathname, which might allow context-dependent attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by placing a safe file extension…
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CVSS
5.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
PHP before 5.3.4 accepts the \0 character in a pathname, which might allow context-dependent attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by placing a safe file extension after this character, as demonstrated by .php\0.jpg at the end of the argument to the file_exists function.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)5.4% · higher than 93% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PH
PHP · PHP
through 5.3.3; 1.0; 2.0; 2.0b10; 3.0; 3.0.1; +34 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-7243
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-7243
Exploit
http://bugs.php.net/39863
lists.apple.com
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011/Mar/msg00006.html
lists.fedoraproject.org
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/158616.html
lists.fedoraproject.org
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/158915.html
lists.fedoraproject.org
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/159031.html
marc.info
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=132871655717248&w=2
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