# CVE-2009-3559: main/streams/plain_wrapper.c in PHP 5.3.x before 5.3.1 does not recognize the safe_mode_include_dir directive, which allows context-dependen


- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 23 Nov 2009
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-w825-9fqw-x7vm

## What is CVE-2009-3559?

CVE-2009-3559 is a high-severity vulnerability in Php Php, published on 23 Nov 2009. 

### Official description

main/streams/plain_wrapper.c in PHP 5.3.x before 5.3.1 does not recognize the safe_mode_include_dir directive, which allows context-dependent attackers to have an unknown impact by triggering the failure of PHP scripts that perform include or require operations, as demonstrated by a script that attempts to perform a require_once on a file in a standard library directory. NOTE: a reliable third party reports that this is not a vulnerability, because it results in a more restrictive security policy.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-3559?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Php Php.

## How do I fix CVE-2009-3559?

No fix has been published for CVE-2009-3559 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2009-3559 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-3559 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-2009-3559 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2009-3559 is a high-severity vulnerability in Php Php, published on 23 Nov 2009. 
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-3559 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-2009-3559/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-3559/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-3559
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3559
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2009-3559

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-3559/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.