Path Traversal in Php
CVE-2015-6833
Directory traversal vulnerability in the PharData class in PHP before 5.4.44, 5.5.x before 5.5.28, and 5.6.x before 5.6.12 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a ZIP archive entry that is mishandled during an extractTo call.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
EPSS: 0.048 (91.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
- Php — versions 5.5.0, 5.5.1, 5.5.2
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security@opentext.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- security@opentext.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- security@opentext.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- security@opentext.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- security@opentext.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-6833?
- CVE-2015-6833 is a high-severity vulnerability in Php, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-01-19.
- How severe is CVE-2015-6833?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.