CVE-2003-0097 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Unknown vulnerability in CGI module for PHP 4.3.0 allows attackers to access arbitrary files as the PHP user, and possibly execute PHP code, by bypassing the CGI force redirect settings (cgi.force_redirect or --enable-force-cgi-redirect).

Published: 2004-09-01

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2003-0093	Unknown vulnerability in CGI module for PHP 4.3.0 allows attackers to access arbitrary files as the PHP user, and possibly execute PHP code, by bypassing the CGI force redirect settings (cgi.force_redirect or --enable-force-cgi-redirect).

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00474.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104550977011668&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104567042700840&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104567137502557&w=2
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11343.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6875
http://www.slackware.com/changelog/current.php?cpu=i386

History

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Subscriptions

Php Php

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2004-09-01T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T01:43:36.008Z

Reserved: 2003-02-18T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2003-0097

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2003-03-03T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2003-0097

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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