PHP 5.6.x < 5.6.38 Transfer-Encoding Parameter XSS Vulnerability

medium Nessus Plugin ID 117497

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Synopsis

The version of PHP running on the remote web server is affected by a cross-site scripting Vulnerability.

Description

According to its banner, the version of PHP running on the remote web server is 5.6.x prior to 5.6.38. It is, therefore, affected by a cross-site scripting vulnerability. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to inject malicious code which executes within the security context of the affected site.

Solution

Upgrade to PHP version 5.6.38 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 117497

File Name: php_5_6_38.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 9/14/2018

Updated: 8/7/2024

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Enable CGI Scanning: true

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-17082

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

Temporal Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:php:php

Required KB Items: www/PHP, installed_sw/Apache

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/13/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/13/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-17082

Detections

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