// For flags

CVE-2011-1072

php-pear: symlink vulnerability in PEAR installer

Severity Score

3.3
*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

The installer in PEAR before 1.9.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the package.xml file, related to the (1) download_dir, (2) cache_dir, (3) tmp_dir, and (4) pear-build-download directories, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-2519.

El instalador de PEAR en versiones anteriores a la 1.9.2 permite a usuarios locales sobreescribir ficheros de su elección a través de un ataque de enlace simbólico ("symlink attack") en el fichero package.xml. Relacionado con los directorios (1) download_dir, (2) cache_dir, (3) tmp_dir y (4) pear-build-download. Una vulnerabilidad distinta a la CVE-2007-2519.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2011-02-24 CVE Reserved
  • 2011-03-03 CVE Published
  • 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-06 First Exploit
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Php
Search vendor "Php"
Pear
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<= 1.9.1
Search vendor "Php" for product "Pear" and version " <= 1.9.1"
-
Affected
Php
Search vendor "Php"
Pear
Search vendor "Php" for product "Pear"
0.2.2
Search vendor "Php" for product "Pear" and version "0.2.2"
-
Affected
Php
Search vendor "Php"
Pear
Search vendor "Php" for product "Pear"
0.9
Search vendor "Php" for product "Pear" and version "0.9"
-
Affected
Php
Search vendor "Php"
Pear
Search vendor "Php" for product "Pear"
0.10
Search vendor "Php" for product "Pear" and version "0.10"
-
Affected
Php
Search vendor "Php"
Pear
Search vendor "Php" for product "Pear"
0.11
Search vendor "Php" for product "Pear" and version "0.11"
-
Affected
Php
Search vendor "Php"
Pear
Search vendor "Php" for product "Pear"
0.90
Search vendor "Php" for product "Pear" and version "0.90"
-
Affected
Php
Search vendor "Php"
Pear
Search vendor "Php" for product "Pear"
1.0
Search vendor "Php" for product "Pear" and version "1.0"
-
Affected
Php
Search vendor "Php"
Pear
Search vendor "Php" for product "Pear"
1.0.1
Search vendor "Php" for product "Pear" and version "1.0.1"
-
Affected
Php
Search vendor "Php"
Pear
Search vendor "Php" for product "Pear"
1.1
Search vendor "Php" for product "Pear" and version "1.1"
-
Affected
Php
Search vendor "Php"
Pear
Search vendor "Php" for product "Pear"
1.2
Search vendor "Php" for product "Pear" and version "1.2"
-
Affected
Php
Search vendor "Php"
Pear
Search vendor "Php" for product "Pear"
1.2.1
Search vendor "Php" for product "Pear" and version "1.2.1"
-
Affected
Php
Search vendor "Php"
Pear
Search vendor "Php" for product "Pear"
1.3
Search vendor "Php" for product "Pear" and version "1.3"
-
Affected
Php
Search vendor "Php"
Pear
Search vendor "Php" for product "Pear"
1.3.1
Search vendor "Php" for product "Pear" and version "1.3.1"
-
Affected
Php
Search vendor "Php"
Pear
Search vendor "Php" for product "Pear"
1.3.3
Search vendor "Php" for product "Pear" and version "1.3.3"
-
Affected
Php
Search vendor "Php"
Pear
Search vendor "Php" for product "Pear"
1.3.3.1
Search vendor "Php" for product "Pear" and version "1.3.3.1"
-
Affected
Php
Search vendor "Php"
Pear
Search vendor "Php" for product "Pear"
1.3.4
Search vendor "Php" for product "Pear" and version "1.3.4"
-
Affected
Php
Search vendor "Php"
Pear
Search vendor "Php" for product "Pear"
1.3.5
Search vendor "Php" for product "Pear" and version "1.3.5"
-
Affected
Php
Search vendor "Php"
Pear
Search vendor "Php" for product "Pear"
1.3.6
Search vendor "Php" for product "Pear" and version "1.3.6"
-
Affected
Php
Search vendor "Php"
Pear
Search vendor "Php" for product "Pear"
1.4.0
Search vendor "Php" for product "Pear" and version "1.4.0"
-
Affected
Php
Search vendor "Php"
Pear
Search vendor "Php" for product "Pear"
1.4.0
Search vendor "Php" for product "Pear" and version "1.4.0"
rc1
Affected
Php
Search vendor "Php"
Pear
Search vendor "Php" for product "Pear"
1.4.0
Search vendor "Php" for product "Pear" and version "1.4.0"
rc2
Affected
Php
Search vendor "Php"
Pear
Search vendor "Php" for product "Pear"
1.4.1
Search vendor "Php" for product "Pear" and version "1.4.1"
-
Affected
Php
Search vendor "Php"
Pear
Search vendor "Php" for product "Pear"
1.4.2
Search vendor "Php" for product "Pear" and version "1.4.2"
-
Affected
Php
Search vendor "Php"
Pear
Search vendor "Php" for product "Pear"
1.5.0
Search vendor "Php" for product "Pear" and version "1.5.0"
-
Affected
Php
Search vendor "Php"
Pear
Search vendor "Php" for product "Pear"
1.5.1
Search vendor "Php" for product "Pear" and version "1.5.1"
-
Affected
Php
Search vendor "Php"
Pear
Search vendor "Php" for product "Pear"
1.6.1
Search vendor "Php" for product "Pear" and version "1.6.1"
-
Affected