01 Record

CVE-2014-5459

The PEAR_REST class in REST.php in PEAR in PHP through 5.6.0 allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) rest.cachefile or (2) rest.cacheid file in /tmp/pear/cache/,

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre

CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

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02 Description

The PEAR_REST class in REST.php in PEAR in PHP through 5.6.0 allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) rest.cachefile or (2) rest.cacheid file in /tmp/pear/cache/,

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation: Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision: Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability: 0.64% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile: Equal to or higher than the score of 50.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score: The NVD has published no score for this record
NVD CVSS vector: No NVD score to derive
NVD analysis status: Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity: Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published

2014-09-27 10:00Z12 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-06 11:48Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2014-08-26

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')Base
CWE-377Insecure Temporary FileClass

Data version

5.1

Document digest

db42f049d851d982745e2e45acb1abbdd59d8b6edc3ed23eaa4b9b9e5f7e461f

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms

opensuseevergreenNot specified—

opensuseopensuseNot specified—

oraclesolarisNot specified—

phpphpNot specified—

redhatenterprise_linuxNot specified—

redhatrhel_software_collectionsNot specified—

06 References

bugs.debian.orghttps://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=759282x_refsource_MISC
lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2014:1245http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00055.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20140827 Re: CVE request: php-pear, pear's insecure /tmp/ use for cache datahttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/27/3mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
www.oracle.comhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRM
lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2014:1133http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00024.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE