medium
6.8
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2007-2519

First published: Tue May 22 2007(Updated: )

Directory traversal vulnerability in the installer in PEAR 1.0 through 1.5.3 allows user-assisted remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) sequence in the (1) install-as attribute in the file element in package.xml 1.0 or the (2) as attribute in the install element in package.xml 2.0. NOTE: it could be argued that this does not cross privilege boundaries in typical installations, since the code being installed could perform the same actions.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Php Group Pear=1.4.0a4
Php Group Pear=1.3b5
Php Group Pear=1.2b2
Php Group Pear=1.4.0a10
Php Group Pear=1.4.3
Php Group Pear=1.3b6
Php Group Pear=1.3b3
Php Group Pear=1.4.0a6
Php Group Pear=1.4.0rc2
Php Group Pear=1.3.3
Php Group Pear=1.5.0a1
Php Group Pear=1.4.11
Php Group Pear=1.5.2
Php Group Pear=1.4.0a5
Php Group Pear=1.2b4
Php Group Pear=1.4.0a12
Php Group Pear=1.4.0a2
Php Group Pear=1.5.3
Php Group Pear=1.3.4
Php Group Pear=1.4.0b1
Php Group Pear=1.3.5
Php Group Pear=1.5.1
Php Group Pear=1.4.8
Php Group Pear=1.3b2
Php Group Pear=1.2b3
Php Group Pear=1.0
Php Group Pear=1.3.6
Php Group Pear=1.3.1
Php Group Pear=1.4.1
Php Group Pear=1.4.0a8
Php Group Pear=1.4.0a3
Php Group Pear=1.4.0rc1
Php Group Pear=1.3.3.1
Php Group Pear=1.5.0rc2
Php Group Pear=1.4.5
Php Group Pear=1.2b1
Php Group Pear=1.2
Php Group Pear=1.3
Php Group Pear=1.4.2
Php Group Pear=1.5.0rc3
Php Group Pear=1.4.0a9
Php Group Pear=1.5.0
Php Group Pear=1.2b5
Php Group Pear=1.4.0b2
Php Group Pear=1.4.0a11
Php Group Pear=1.4.10rc1
Php Group Pear=1.4.0a1
Php Group Pear=1.4.7
Php Group Pear=1.4.0a7
Php Group Pear=1.2.1
Php Group Pear=1.4.0
Php Group Pear=1.0.1
Php Group Pear=1.4.10
Php Group Pear=1.5.0rc1
Php Group Pear=1.4.4
Php Group Pear=1.1
Php Group Pear=1.3b1
Php Group Pear=1.4.6
Php Group Pear=1.4.9

Remedy

http://pear.php.net/advisory-20070507.txt

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2007-2519?

    CVE-2007-2519 is considered to be of medium severity due to its potential to overwrite arbitrary files.

  • How do I fix CVE-2007-2519?

    To fix CVE-2007-2519, you should update PEAR to version 1.5.4 or later, which addresses this vulnerability.

  • What versions of PEAR are affected by CVE-2007-2519?

    CVE-2007-2519 affects PEAR versions 1.0 through 1.5.3.

  • What type of vulnerability is CVE-2007-2519?

    CVE-2007-2519 is a directory traversal vulnerability allowing remote attackers to overwrite files.

  • Can I mitigate the risk of CVE-2007-2519 without upgrading?

    While upgrading is the best solution, you can mitigate risks by ensuring proper file permissions are set to restrict unauthorized access.

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