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Fencer Vulns
medium 5.0

CVE-2002-0484 json

move_uploaded_file in PHP does not does not check for the base directory (open_basedir), which could allow remote attackers to upload files…

published 2002-08-12 24 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2002-0481

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
9.5%
EPSS 9.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

move_uploaded_file in PHP does not does not check for the base directory (open_basedir), which could allow remote attackers to upload files to unintended locations on the system.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-21347)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

9.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-21347 PHP 3.0.x/4.x - Move_Uploaded_File open_basedir Circumvention local, 2002-03-17

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

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References

Sources

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