CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-3390

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The RFC1867 file upload feature in PHP 4.x up to 4.4.0 and 5.x up to 5.0.5, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to modify the GLOBALS array and bypass security protections of PHP applications via a multipart/form-data POST request with a 'GLOBALS' fileupload field.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can overwrite global configuration and security variables of the application, potentially leading to unauthorized access, privilege escalation, or arbitrary code execution.

Recommendation

Immediately disable the register_globals option in PHP configuration (php.ini) and upgrade PHP to version 4.4.1 or 5.0.6, which contain the fix.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The RFC1867 file upload feature in PHP 4.x up to 4.4.0 and 5.x up to 5.0.5, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to modify the GLOBALS array and bypass security protections of PHP applications via a multipart/form-data POST request with a "GLOBALS" fileupload field.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS