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PHP 7.3.x < 7.3.17 Out of Bounds Read Vulnerability

high Nessus Plugin ID 135918

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Synopsis

The version of PHP running on the remote web server is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

According to its banner, the version of PHP running on the remote web server is 7.3.x prior to 7.3.17. It is, therefore, affected by an out-of-bounds read error in its url decoding component due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, by sending specially crafted requests, to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition or execution of arbitrary code.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to PHP version 7.3.17 or later.

See Also

https://www.php.net/ChangeLog-7.php#7.3.17

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 135918

File Name: php_7_3_17.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 4/23/2020

Updated: 6/4/2024

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Enable CGI Scanning: true

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-7067

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/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/PHP

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/16/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/16/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-7067

IAVA: 2020-A-0169-S