CVE-2008-2665

5.0 MEDIUM 3% exploit odds No fix listed

What it is

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.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited over the network without logging in. Limited direct impact.
Exploit odds: 3.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix: No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.

Timeline

2008-06-20 01:41 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-06-16 22:54 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: 3.4% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 5.0 MEDIUM (CVSS).
Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.

Details

Published: 2008-06-20 01:41 UTC
Last modified: 2026-06-16 22:54 UTC
Exploit probability: 3.4% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness: CWE-22 · Path traversal
Record status: Modified

Affected

PHP 5.2.6

Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 5.0

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Authentication: None
Confidentiality: Partial
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Raw vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

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References

NVD record · CVE.org record