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PHP 8.1.x < 8.1.16

high Nessus Plugin ID 171465

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Synopsis

The version PHP running on the remote web server is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

The version of PHP installed on the remote host is prior to 8.1.16. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the Version 8.1.16 advisory.

 - In PHP 8.0.X before 8.0.28, 8.1.X before 8.1.16 and 8.2.X before 8.2.3, excessive number of parts in HTTP form upload can cause high resource consumption and excessive number of log entries. This can cause denial of service on the affected server by exhausting CPU resources or disk space. (CVE-2023-0662)

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 8.1.16 or later.

See Also

http://php.net/ChangeLog-8.php#8.1.16

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 171465

File Name: php_8_1_16.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 2/14/2023

Updated: 6/7/2024

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Enable CGI Scanning: true

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-0662

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/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 Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/14/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/14/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-0662

IAVA: 2023-A-0105-S, 2023-A-0423-S