CVE-2007-2519

Published May 22, 2007 CVSS 2.0 · 6.8 Medium EPSS 7.7% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2007-2512 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 1:42 PM
Reserved
May 7, 2007, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 22, 2007, 7:30 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:39 PM