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)
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.048 (91.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 91.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.048 · newest: 0.048 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- PHP — versions 5.5.0, 5.5.1, 5.5.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3344 (vendor-advisory)
- bugs.php.net/bug.php
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/19/3 (mailing-list)
- www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-10 (vendor-advisory)
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.