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Unscored Public exploit CVE-2005-3390 EUVD-2005-3389GHSA-66vq-qwrh-g7rq

The RFC1867 file upload feature in PHP 4.x up to 4.4.0 and 5.x up to 5.0.5, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to mo…

Published Nov 1, 2005 · Updated Aug 7, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Description

The RFC1867 file upload feature in PHP 4.x up to 4.4.0 and 5.x up to 5.0.5, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to modify the GLOBALS array and bypass security protections of PHP applications via a multipart/form-data POST request with a "GLOBALS" fileupload field.

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

Red Hat

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
RHEL 4 php +13 4.3.9-3.9 RHSA-2005:831
RHEL 3 php +6 4.3.2-26.ent RHSA-2005:831

openSUSE

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Tumbleweed php7 7.4.24-1.1 openSUSE-SU-2024:11167-1
openSUSE Tumbleweed php8 8.0.11-1.1 openSUSE-SU-2024:11169-1

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

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Exploit-DB 1

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

Advisories 3

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