CVE-2011-2202
The rfc1867_post_handler function in main/rfc1867.c in PHP before 5.3.7 does not properly restrict filenames in multipart/form-data POST requests, which allows remote attackers to conduct absolute path traversal attacks, and possibly create or overwrite arbitrary files, via a crafted upload request, related to a "file path injection vulnerability."
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 6.4 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-264
- EPSS score
- 19.7% (97th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2011-2192)
- Published
- June 16, 2011
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2011-2192 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
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References
- http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=54939
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Feb/msg00000.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133469208622507&w=2
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/12/5(Patch)
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/13/15(Patch)
- http://pastebin.com/1edSuSVN(Exploit)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0071.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44874(Vendor Advisory)
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1025659
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5130
- http://svn.php.net/viewvc/php/php-src/branches/PHP_5_3/NEWS?view=markup&pathrev=312103
- http://svn.php.net/viewvc/php/php-src/branches/PHP_5_3/main/rfc1867.c?r1=312103&r2=312102&pathrev=312103(Patch)
- http://svn.php.net/viewvc?view=revision&revision=312103(Patch)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2266
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:165
- http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.3.7
- http://www.php.net/archive/2011.php#id2011-08-18-1
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1423.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48259
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49241
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67999
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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