PHP move_uploaded_file function could allow an attacker to create new files on the system
| php-moveuploadedfile-create-files (8591) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
PHP could allow a remote attacker to create new files on the system. The PHP move_uploaded_file function does not have an open_dir check. This could allow a remote attacker to use the function to create new files on the system in directories where the Apache user has write access.
Consequences:
File Manipulation
Remedy:
Refer to PHP Bug #16128 for fix information. See References.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Sun Mar 17 2002 - 16:23:34 CST: move_uploaded_file breaks safe_mode restrictions in PHP.
- BugTraq Mailing List, Thu Mar 21 2002 - 03:55:18 CST: move_uploaded_file breaks safe_mode restrictions in PHP.
- PHP Bug #16128: move_uploaded_file breaks safe_mode and open_basedir restrictions.
- PHP Group Web site: PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor.
- BID-4325: PHP Move_Uploaded_File Open_Basedir Circumvention Vulnerability
- CVE-2002-0484: move_uploaded_file in PHP does not does not check for the base directory (open_basedir), which could allow remote attackers to upload files to unintended locations on the system.
Platforms Affected:
- PHP PHP 4.0 Beta1
- PHP PHP 4.0 RC1
- PHP PHP 4.0 Beta4
- PHP PHP 4.0 Beta3
- PHP PHP 4.0 RC2
- PHP PHP 4.0 Beta2
- PHP PHP 4.0 Beta 4 Patch1
- PHP PHP 4.0.0
- PHP PHP 4.0.1
- PHP PHP 4.0.2
- PHP PHP 4.0.3
- PHP PHP 4.0.4
- PHP PHP 4.0.5
- PHP PHP 4.0.6
- PHP PHP 4.0.7
- PHP PHP 4.1.0
- PHP PHP 4.1.1
- PHP PHP 4.1.2
Reported:
Mar 17, 2002
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