# CVE-2008-2665: Path traversal in n/a

> Remote attackers can bypass PHP safe_mode restrictions via directory traversal in URLs, allowing unauthorized access to local files.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Jun 2008
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-f2j3-w598-jqhx

## What is CVE-2008-2665?

CVE-2008-2665 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Php Php, published on 20 Jun 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-2665?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Php Php.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-2665?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-2665 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2008-2665 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-2665 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## 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-2008-2665 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-2665 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Php Php, published on 20 Jun 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-2665 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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-2008-2665/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-2665/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-2665
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2665
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-2665

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-2665/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.