# CVE-2010-1130: Security feature bypass in n/a

> Attackers can bypass open_basedir and safe_mode restrictions in PHP by exploiting semicolon handling in session_save_path, potentially accessing restricted files.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/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:** 26 Mar 2010
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8fx5-jfgh-rj5g

## What is CVE-2010-1130?

CVE-2010-1130 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Php Php, published on 26 Mar 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

session.c in the session extension in PHP before 5.2.13, and 5.3.1, does not properly interpret ; (semicolon) characters in the argument to the session_save_path function, which allows context-dependent attackers to bypass open_basedir and safe_mode restrictions via an argument that contains multiple ; characters in conjunction with a .. (dot dot).

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-1130?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Php Php.

## How do I fix CVE-2010-1130?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-1130 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2010-1130 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2010-1130 exists.

Public exploit code:

- PHP 5.3.1 - 'session_save_path() Safe_mode()' Restriction Bypass Exploiot (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-2010-1130 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2010-1130 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Php Php, published on 26 Mar 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2010-1130 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-2010-1130/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-1130/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-1130
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-1130
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2010-1130

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