CVE-2002-0253 Information disclosure in n/a
Remote attackers can obtain physical file paths via error messages if PHP display_errors is enabled, requiring configuration changes to mitigate.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2002-0253?
CVE-2002-0253 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Php Php, published on 3 May 2002. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
PHP, when not configured with the "display_errors = Off" setting in php.ini, allows remote attackers to obtain the physical path for an include file via a trailing slash in a request to a directly accessible PHP program, which modifies the base path, causes the include directive to fail, and produces an error message that contains the path.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-0253?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Php Php.
How do I fix CVE-2002-0253?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-0253 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2002-0253 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-0253 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Php Php
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5q32-m2cg-3vh8.