CVE-2002-0229

Exp

Safe Mode feature (safe_mode) in PHP 3.0 through 4.1.0 allows attackers with access to the MySQL database to bypass Safe Mode access restrictions and read arbitrary files using "LOAD DATA INFILE LOCAL" SQL statements.

Published: 2002-05-16 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2002-0229 is rated High Exploit Risk (82.3/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 9.58%, 95th percentile). 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +4.13% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2002-0229

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
21266 exploit_db edb 2002-02-03 Exploit-DB ↗
21265 exploit_db edb 2002-02-03 Exploit-DB ↗
21264 exploit_db edb 2002-02-03 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-0229

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 5.45% 9.58% +4.13%
2 2025-12-28 7.72% 5.45% -2.28%
3 2025-12-27 — 7.72% —

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-0229

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2002-0229

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-0229

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
php php 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:php:php:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
php php 3.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:php:php:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
php php 3.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:php:php:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
php php 3.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:php:php:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
php php 3.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:php:php:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
php php 3.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:php:php:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
php php 3.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:php:php:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
php php 3.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:php:php:3.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
php php 3.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:php:php:3.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
php php 3.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:php:php:3.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
php php 3.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:php:php:3.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
php php 3.0.11 cpe:2.3:a:php:php:3.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
php php 3.0.12 cpe:2.3:a:php:php:3.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
php php 3.0.13 cpe:2.3:a:php:php:3.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
php php 3.0.16 cpe:2.3:a:php:php:3.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
php php 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
php php 4.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
php php 4.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0.1:patch2:*:*:*:*:*:*
php php 4.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
php php 4.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
php php 4.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
php php 4.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
php php 4.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
php php 4.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-0229

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