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Vulnerability record · CVE-2014-5459 · published 27 September 2014

CVE-2014-5459: Php link following vulnerability

Php · Php

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/, related to the retrieveCacheFirst and useLocalCache functions.

3.6 CVSS 2.0 Low EPSS 0.64% · top 51.2% CWE-59 · Link following
3.6CVSS 2.0 base score
0.64%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
4Affected product versions listed by NVD
10References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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/, related to the retrieveCacheFirst and useLocalCache functions.

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Affected products

4 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00024.html Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00055.html Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/27/3 Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=759282 ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00024.html Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00055.html Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/27/3 Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=759282 ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2014-5459), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-29). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.