CVE-2002-0253
PHP, when not configured with the "display_errors = Off" setting in php.ini, allows remote...
PHP, when not configured with the "display_errors = Off" setting in php.ini, allows remote attackers to obtain the physical path for an include file via a trailing slash in a request to a directly accessible PHP program, which modifies the base path, causes the include directive to fail, and produces an error message that contains the path.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
PHP, when not configured with the "display_errors = Off" setting in php.ini, allows remote attackers to obtain the physical path for an include file via a trailing slash in a request to a directly accessible PHP program, which modifies the base path, causes the include directive to fail, and produces an error message that contains the path.
- Record
CVE-2002-0253- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
PHP, when not configured with the "display_errors = Off" setting in php.ini, allows remote attackers to obtain the physical path for an include file via a trailing slash in a request to a directly accessible PHP program, which modifies the base path, causes the include directive to fail, and produces an error message that contains the path.
- Record
CVE-2002-0253- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2002-0250 No score
PHP, when not configured with the "display_errors = Off" setting in php.ini, allows remote attackers to obtain the physical path for an include file via a trailing slash in a request to a directly accessible PHP program, which modifies the base path, causes the include directive to fail, and produces an error message that contains the path.
- Record
EUVD-2002-0250- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5q32-m2cg-3vh8 No score
PHP, when not configured with the "display_errors = Off" setting in php.ini, allows remote...
PHP, when not configured with the "display_errors = Off" setting in php.ini, allows remote attackers to obtain the physical path for an include file via a trailing slash in a request to a directly accessible PHP program, which modifies the base path, causes the include directive to fail, and produces an error message that contains the path.
- Record
GHSA-5q32-m2cg-3vh8- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2002-0253 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Php, published May 3, 2002. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.23%, the 92nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.