CVE-2008-2665
Directory traversal vulnerability in the posix_access function in PHP 5.2.6 and earlier allows...
Directory traversal vulnerability in the posix_access function in PHP 5.2.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass safe_mode restrictions via a .. (dot dot) in an http URL, which results in the URL being canonicalized to a local filename after the safe_mode check has successfully run.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Directory traversal vulnerability in the posix_access function in PHP 5.2.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass safe_mode restrictions via a .. (dot dot) in an http URL, which results in the URL being canonicalized to a local filename after the safe_mode check has successfully run.
- Record
CVE-2008-2665- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in the posix_access function in PHP 5.2.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass safe_mode restrictions via a .. (dot dot) in an http URL, which results in the URL being canonicalized to a local filename after the safe_mode check has successfully run.
- Record
CVE-2008-2665- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-2660 No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in the posix_access function in PHP 5.2.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass safe_mode restrictions via a .. (dot dot) in an http URL, which results in the URL being canonicalized to a local filename after the safe_mode check has successfully run.
- Record
EUVD-2008-2660- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f2j3-w598-jqhx No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in the posix_access function in PHP 5.2.6 and earlier allows...
Directory traversal vulnerability in the posix_access function in PHP 5.2.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass safe_mode restrictions via a .. (dot dot) in an http URL, which results in the URL being canonicalized to a local filename after the safe_mode check has successfully run.
- Record
GHSA-f2j3-w598-jqhx- Weakness
- CWE-22
- 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-2008-2665 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Php, published June 20, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.38%, the 88th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
secunia.com/advisories/32746
marc.info?l=bugtraq&m=125631037611762&w=2
support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/54
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200811-05.xml
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securityfocus.com/archive/1/501376/100/0/threaded
wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0035
securitytracker.com/id?1020327
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html
us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html
vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43196
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2665
github.com/advisories/GHSA-f2j3-w598-jqhx