# CVE-2006-2825: cPanel does not automatically synchronize the PHP open\_basedir configuration directive between the main server and virtual hosts that share

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2006-06-05 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

cPanel does not automatically synchronize the PHP open_basedir configuration directive between the main server and virtual hosts that share physical directories, which might allow a local user to bypass open_basedir restrictions and access other virtual hosts via a PHP script that uses a main server URL (such as ~username) that is blocked by the user's own open_basedir directive, but not the main server's open_basedir directive.

## What to do

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## References

- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26613
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-05/0402.html
- http://osvdb.org/31835
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1039

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