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Bug #46378 IIS7 FastCGI - upload_tmp_dir not working correctly
Submitted: 2008-10-24 12:20 UTC Modified: 2013-01-19 17:16 UTC
From: tomas dot hlavacek at telekomaustria dot cz Assigned:
Status: Not a bug Package: *Configuration Issues
PHP Version: 5.2.6 OS: Windows Server 2008
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2008-10-24 12:20 UTC] tomas dot hlavacek at telekomaustria dot cz 
Description:
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Hello,

in php.ini I have set upload_tmp_dir directive to "e:\php5-uploadtemp". phpinfo() confirms, the directive is set to this value. But PHP is using C:\Windows\Temp for uploading files instead. This is confirmed by printing $_FILES['uploadedfile']['tmp_name'] in script.

Server configuration:
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Windows Server 2008
IIS 7
PHP 5.2.6 as FastCGI module with fastcgi.impersonate = 1


phpcgi.exe processes are running with "Network Service" privileges (same as w3wp.exe) and are impersonating to IUSR_xxx accounts (each customer has one). IUSR_xxx accounts are members of "IIS_IUSRS" group.


Rights on folders:

C:\>icacls c:\windows\temp
c:\windows\temp CREATOR OWNER:(OI)(CI)(IO)(F)
                NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM:(OI)(CI)(F)
                BUILTIN\Administrators:(OI)(CI)(F)
                BUILTIN\Users:(CI)(S,WD,AD,X)
                BUILTIN\IIS_IUSRS:(OI)(CI)(M)

C:\>icacls e:\php5-uploadtemp
e:\php5-uploadtemp BUILTIN\IIS_IUSRS:(OI)(CI)(M)
                   BUILTIN\Administrators:(I)(OI)(CI)(F)
                   NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM:(I)(OI)(CI)(F)



Under Windows Server 2003, IIS6, PHP5 as CGI, with same configuration it was working.

The rights should be ok, because I have also set session.save_path = e:\php5-sessiondata with same rights as on e:\php5-uploadtemp and this is working correctly.


Reproduce code:
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<?
...
print $_FILES['uploadedfile']['tmp_name'];
...
?>


Expected result:
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e:\php5-uploadtemp\php214E.tmp

Actual result:
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C:\Windows\Temp\php214E.tmp

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 [2008-10-24 12:51 UTC] tomas dot hlavacek at telekomaustria dot cz 
Finally, I found the problem. 

Listing on E: must be allowed for IIS_IUSRS:


E:\>icacls e:
e: NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM:(OI)(CI)(F)
   BUILTIN\Administrators:(OI)(CI)(F)
   BUILTIN\IIS_IUSRS:(S,RD)
 [2008-10-24 13:04 UTC] pajoye@php.net 
Not a bug > bogus
 [2012-02-11 16:07 UTC] julientld at free dot fr 
Hi Pierre Joye,

I have the same problem with an IIS 6 server with PHP 5.3.10 and FastCGI 1.5. I want to use a custom temp directory for php file uploads.

If I set upload_tmp_dir=D:\Temp\ and set read and write acls for the user IUSR on the Temp directory, upload fails.

As said by tomas, if we want the upload to function, the acls must also be set on the parent directory (D:\). Obviously, I do not want to give IUSR write acls to the whole partition !!

For the moment, I have created a sub-directory for php uploads (D:\Temp\php\). I have given IUSR acls on \Temp and \php directories (not D:\) and uploads run fine now.

But I would like to understand this phenomenon. If PHP can't write in a directory if the parent directory does not have also same acls, it is a specific behavior related to PHP or it is a Windows problem ?

For me it is a bug. It has no sense to be forced to give acls also to the parent directory...

Thanks for your clarifications ;)

Julien
 [2013-01-19 16:45 UTC] bigtrend at gmx dot us 
In addition can add that the following permissions exactly are required for 
IIS_IUSRS to the PARENT folder:
1. Traverse folder/Execute file
2. List folder/ read data
3. Write attributes
4. Write extended attributes

It is strange, but "read attributes" is not required and also "create file/write 
data" is not required as well.

Hope it will help to protect your servers from the granting too many permissions 
for "anonymous" system accounts.
 [2013-01-19 17:16 UTC] pajoye@php.net 
You need read attributes on any parent directories.
 [2017-05-03 15:09 UTC] andreshm1 at gmail dot com 
PHP is ignoring this because of one  setting on APPLICATION POOLS. 
It's not php-cgi nor php.ini.
go to the application pool of the website experiencing the issue:
1. right click 
2. select advanced settings
3. scroll to LOAD USER PROFILE and set it to FALSE.

that did the trick for me.
 
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