CVE-2014-5459

Severity Score

3.6

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*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

NISTv2 3.6

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
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

References (5)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/27/3	Mailing List
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=759282	2024-08-06

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00024.html	2021-03-29
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00055.html	2021-03-29

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 Search vendor "Php" for product "Php"				<= 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 Search vendor "Opensuse"		Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Opensuse"				12.3 Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Opensuse" and version "12.3"		-		Affected
Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse"		Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Opensuse"				13.1 Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Opensuse" and version "13.1"		-		Affected