CVE-2006-4625
PHP 4.x up to 4.4.4 and PHP 5 up to 5.1.6 allows local users to bypass certain Apache HTTP Server httpd.conf options, such as safe_mode…
- 3.6LowCVSS base score
- 1.2%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 32% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
PHP 4.x up to 4.4.4 and PHP 5 up to 5.1.6 allows local users to bypass certain Apache HTTP Server httpd.conf options, such as safe_mode and open_basedir, via the ini_restore function, which resets the values to their php.ini (Master Value) defaults.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it.
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Exploit-DB1 entry
- PHP 3 < 5 - Ini_Restore() 'Safe_mode' / 'open_basedir' Restriction Bypass (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 28504local, phppublished 9 Sept 2006Verified
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 5 days later
· 5 days later
Published
- 18 years later
· 18 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low3.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.2% · top 32% of all CVEs (11 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 3.6.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
21
- ADV-2007-1991 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 22338 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- SSRT071423 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
- 20060909 Re: PHP 5.1.6 / 4.4.4 Critical php_admin* bypass by ini_restore() (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- OpenPKG-SA-2006.023 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_OPENPKGx_transferred
- 1519 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- TLSA-2006-38 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TURBOx_transferred
- USN-362-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 20060913 Re: PHP 5.1.6 / 4.4.4 Critical php_admin* bypass by ini_restore() (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- HPSBTU02232 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
- ADV-2007-2374 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 25423 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 22282 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 19933 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- php-inirestore-security-bypass(28853) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- SUSE-SA:2006:059 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- MDKSA-2006:185 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 22331 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 25850 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20060909 PHP 5.1.6 / 4.4.4 Critical php_admin* bypass by ini_restore() (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONRESx_transferred
- 22424 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2006-4613 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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