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PHP 5.4.x < 5.4.13 Information Disclosure
high Nessus Plugin ID 66585
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Synopsis
The remote web server uses a version of PHP that is potentially affected by an information disclosure vulnerability.Description
According to its banner, the version of PHP 5.4.x installed on the remote host is prior to 5.4.13. It is, therefore, potentially affected by an information disclosure vulnerability. The 5.4.12 fix for CVE-2013-1635 / CVE-2013-1643 was incomplete and an error still exists in the files 'ext/soap/php_xml.c' and 'ext/libxml/libxml.c' related to handling external entities. This error could cause PHP to parse remote XML documents defined by an attacker and could allow access to arbitraryfiles.Note that this plugin does not attempt to exploit the vulnerability, but instead relies only on PHP's self-reported version number.
Solution
Upgrade to PHP version 5.4.13 or later.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 66585
File Name: php_5_4_13.nasl
Version: 1.12
Type: remote
Family: CGI abuses
Published: 5/24/2013
Updated: 5/31/2024
Configuration: Enable thorough checks
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Enable CGI Scanning: true
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 5.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2013-1635
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.3
Temporal Score: 6.4
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:php:php
Required KB Items: www/PHP
Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning
Exploit Ease: No exploit is required
Patch Publication Date: 3/14/2013
Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/5/2013