PHP < 4.1.2 POST Request file_upload Overflow

high Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 1485

Synopsis

The remote host is running a version of PHP which is older than 4.1.2.

Description

The remote host is running a version of PHP which is older than 4.1.2. This version contains a bug which the handling functions of data of type multipart/form-data, which may allow an attacker to gain a shell on this host.

Solution

Upgrade to PHP 4.1.2 or higher.

See Also

http://php.net/ChangeLog-4.php

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 1485

Family: Web Servers

Published: 8/20/2004

Updated: 3/6/2019

Nessus ID: 10867

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.3

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 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

Patch Publication Date: 3/26/2003

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/27/2001

Exploitable With

Core Impact

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2002-0081

BID: 4183