# CVE-2002-0229: Security feature bypass in n/a

> Attackers with MySQL access can bypass PHP Safe Mode restrictions to read arbitrary files via LOAD DATA INFILE LOCAL statements.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 3 May 2002
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3hrc-69x2-hp5x

## What is CVE-2002-0229?

CVE-2002-0229 is a high-severity vulnerability in Php Php, published on 3 May 2002. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Safe Mode feature (safe_mode) in PHP 3.0 through 4.1.0 allows attackers with access to the MySQL database to bypass Safe Mode access restrictions and read arbitrary files using "LOAD DATA INFILE LOCAL" SQL statements.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-0229?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Php Php.

## How do I fix CVE-2002-0229?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-0229 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2002-0229 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-0229 exists.

Public exploit code:

- PHP 4.x/5.x MySQL Library - 'Safe_mode' Filesystem Circumvention (1) (exploitdb)
- PHP 4.x/5.x MySQL Library - 'Safe_mode' Filesystem Circumvention (2) (exploitdb)
- PHP 4.x/5.x MySQL Library - 'Safe_mode' Filesystem Circumvention (3) (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Php Php

- [CVE-2012-2688](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2688/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2012-2376](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2376/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2011-3268](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-3268/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2009-4143](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-4143/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-5557](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-5557/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2002-0229 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2002-0229 is a high-severity vulnerability in Php Php, published on 3 May 2002. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-0229 exists.

Affected product: Php Php. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-0229/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-0229/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-0229
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0229
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2002-0229

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-0229/
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