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Bug #17169 include_path allows bypass of safe_mode
Submitted: 2002-05-12 19:16 UTC Modified: 2002-07-16 09:34 UTC
From: ilia at prohost dot org Assigned:
Status: Closed Package: Performance problem
PHP Version: 4.2.0 OS: Linux 2.4.18
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2002-05-12 19:16 UTC] ilia at prohost dot org 
By setting include_path setting to any directory readable to the webserver it is possible to read files from the directory regardless of safe_mode limitations.

Ex.
<?php
      ini_set('include_path', '/etc/');
      include('passwd');
?>

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 [2002-05-13 03:35 UTC] sitnikov at infonet dot ee 
I has test this on 4.1.2 & 4.2.0 and it not work for me.
 [2002-05-20 12:42 UTC] mfischer@php.net 
Is this still an issue or just a configuraion/whatever problem?
 [2002-07-16 09:34 UTC] jflemer@php.net 
Thank you for your bug report. This issue has already been fixed
in the latest released version of PHP, which you can download at 
http://www.php.net/downloads.php

Works in 4.2.1. Put an
echo "Safe mode: " . ini_get('safe_mode');
in there, and make sure the script isn't owned by the same user as /etc/passwd.
 
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