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TI-1999-00235 Aliases CVE-1999-0238GHSA-r5ff-p26w-7pfj

php.cgi allows attackers to read any file on the system.

Priority MEDIUM 52Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

php.cgi allows attackers to read any file on the system.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.06117 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:2.0b10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0b10VulnerablePHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:2.0b10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0b10 Vulnerable ·PHP

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-0238
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r5ff-p26w-7pfj

References

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  • TI-2024-04260 Argument Injection in PHP-CGI KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-08259 Underflow in PHP-FPM can lead to RCE KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2012-01607 sapi/cgi/cgi_main.c in PHP before 5.3.12 and 5.4.x before 5.4.2, when configured as a CGI… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-78794 PHP remote code execution via stale global state KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
  • TI-2026-78793 Out-of-memory handling flaw in PHP allows remote code execution KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
  • TI-2015-00205 Heap-based buffer overflow in the __nss_hostname_digits_dots function in glibc 2.2, and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
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