CVE-2006-4481
HIGH · CVSS 7.2EPSS 1.4%EU EUVD
The (1) file_exists and (2) imap_reopen functions in PHP before 5.1.5 do not check for the safe_mode and open_basedir settings, which allows local users to bypass the settings. NOTE: the error_log function is covered by CVE-2006-3011, and the imap_open function is covered by CVE-2006-1017.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 7.2 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- EPSS score
- 1.4% (73th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2006-4469)
- Published
- August 31, 2006
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2006-4469 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- php / php
- php / php
- php / php
- php / php
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21546(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21768(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21842(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22039
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:162
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_52_php.html
- http://www.php.net/release_5_1_5.php(Patch)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19582
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-342-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3318
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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