CVE-2008-7002

Status: ModifiedHigh (7.2)—Exploit

Severity7.2High · CVSS 2.0

Exploitation probability0.83 %higher than 57% of CVEs

Active exploitationNonot in the CISA catalog

Public exploitAvailablePublished on Exploit-DB

PHP 5.2.5 does not enforce (a) open_basedir and (b) safe_mode_exec_dir restrictions for certain functions, which might allow local users to bypass intended access restrictions and call programs outside of the intended directory via the (1) exec, (2) system, (3) shell_exec, (4) passthru, or (5) popen functions, possibly involving pathnames such as "C:" drive notation.

CVSS

Base score: 7.2
Version: 2.0
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.83 %
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 57
Score date: 10/22/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Public exploits

Exploit code or detection templates are publicly available. This is not the same as confirmed active exploitation (KEV), but it raises the risk: patch with priority.

Published on Exploit-DB · PHP 5.2.5 - Multiple functions 'safe_mode_exec_dir' / 'open_basedir' Restriction Bypass Vulnerabilities (9/8/2008)

Affected technologies (1)

PHP — PHP

CWEs

CWE-264

References

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Raw JSON (NVD)

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