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

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.