Vulnerability in Php

CVE-2003-0249

PHP treats unknown methods such as "PoSt" as a GET request, which could allow attackers to intended access restrictions if PHP is running on a server that passes on all methods, such as Apache httpd 2.0, as demonstrated using a Limit directive. NOTE: this issue has been disputed by the Apache security team, saying "It is by design that PHP allows scripts to process any request method. A script which does not explicitly verify the request method will hence be processed as normal for arbitrary methods. It is therefore expected behaviour that one cannot implement per-method access control using the Apache configuration alone, which is the assumption made in this report.

EPSS: 0.012 (65.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Php — versions 4.4.6
  • N/a — versions n/a

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_IDEFENSE, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2003-0249?
CVE-2003-0249 is a vulnerability in Php. Published 2003-12-31.
Is CVE-2003-0249 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.