The RFC1867 file upload feature in PHP 4.x up to 4.4.0 and 5.x up to 5.0.5, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to…

Description

The RFC1867 file upload feature in PHP 4.x up to 4.4.0 and 5.x up to 5.0.5, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to modify the GLOBALS array and bypass security protections of PHP applications via a multipart/form-data POST request with a "GLOBALS" fileupload field.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

65.5% · top 0.7% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.

Weakness

• n/a

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (33)

• 21252 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 22691 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• MDKSA-2005:213 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• RHSA-2005:831 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-037.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 18198 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• SSRT061238 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
• 132 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
• 18054 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• ADV-2005-2254 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 20051031 Advisory 20/2005: PHP File-Upload $GLOBALS Overwrite Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• 17559 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• FLSA:166943 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10537 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• 15250 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• 17371 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• ADV-2006-4320 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• RHSA-2006:0549 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• 17490 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2005:069 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• http://www.php.net/release_4_4_1.php (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• http://www.hardened-php.net/advisory_202005.79.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• 1015129 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• http://www.hardened-php.net/globals-problem (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• 17510 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 17531 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• OpenPKG-SA-2005.027 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_OPENPKGx_transferred
• 18669 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 17557 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• GLSA-200511-08 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• USN-232-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• RHSA-2005:838 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• SUSE-SR:2005:027 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 23:10 UTC.