CVE-2004-0490

Published Jun 3, 2004 CVSS 2.0 · 7.2 High EPSS 4.5% KEV · Not listed
Description
cPanel, when compiling Apache 1.3.29 and PHP with the mod_phpsuexec option, does not set the --enable-discard-path option, which causes php to use the SCRIPT_FILENAME variable to find and execute a script instead of the PATH_TRANSLATED variable, which allows local users to execute arbitrary PHP code as other users via a URL that references the attacker's script after the user's script, which executes the attacker's script with the user's privileges, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-0529.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2004-0489 cPanel, when compiling Apache 1.3.29 and PHP with the mod_phpsuexec option, does not set the --enable-discard-path option, which causes php to use the SCRIPT_FILENAME variable to find and execute a script instead of the PATH_TRANSLATED variable, which allows local users to execute arbitrary PHP code as other users via a URL that references the attacker's script after the user's script, which executes the attacker's script with the user's privileges, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-0529.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 8, 2024, 12:17 AM
Reserved
May 27, 2004, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 18, 2004, 4:00 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:05 PM