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CVE-2014-5459

 

Severity Score

5.5
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

The PEAR_REST class in REST.php in PEAR in PHP through 5.6.0 allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) rest.cachefile or (2) rest.cacheid file in /tmp/pear/cache/, related to the retrieveCacheFirst and useLocalCache functions.

La clase PEAR_REST en REST.php en PEAR en PHP hasta 5.6.0 permite a usuarios locales escribir en ficheros arbitrarios a través de un ataque de enlace simbólico sobre un fichero (1) rest.cachefile o (2) rest.cacheid en /tmp/pear/cache/, relacionado con las funciones retrieveCacheFirst y useLocalCache.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2014-08-26 CVE Reserved
  • 2014-09-27 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-06 First Exploit
  • 2025-05-04 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- 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"
Php
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<= 5.6.0
Search vendor "Php" for product "Php" and version " <= 5.6.0"
-
Affected
Oracle
Search vendor "Oracle"
Solaris
Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Solaris"
11.2
Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Solaris" and version "11.2"
-
Affected
Opensuse
Search vendor "Opensuse"
Evergreen
Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Evergreen"
11.4
Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Evergreen" and version "11.4"
-
Affected
Opensuse
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Opensuse
Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Opensuse"
12.3
Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Opensuse" and version "12.3"
-
Affected
Opensuse
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Opensuse
Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Opensuse"
13.1
Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Opensuse" and version "13.1"
-
Affected