The (1) file_exists and (2) imap_reopen functions in PHP before 5.1.5 do not check for the safe_mode and open_basedir settings, which…

Description

The (1) file_exists and (2) imap_reopen functions in PHP before 5.1.5 do not check for the safe_mode and open_basedir settings, which allows local users to bypass the settings. NOTE: the error_log function is covered by CVE-2006-3011, and the imap_open function is covered by CVE-2006-1017.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

1.4% · top 27% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.

Weakness

• n/a

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (10)

• http://www.php.net/release_5_1_5.php (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 21768 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• USN-342-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• 22039 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• MDKSA-2006:162 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• 19582 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• 21546 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• ADV-2006-3318 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 21842 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2006:052 (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)

Badge for a README or a ticket

[![CVE-2006-4481](https://trackcve.app/badge/CVE-2006-4481.svg)](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2006-4481)

Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 19:14 UTC.