Detections
Analytics
PHP 4.x < 4.4.0 / 5.x < 5.0.6 GLOBAL Variable Overwrite
medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 3273
Synopsis
The remote host may give an attacker information useful for future attacks.Description
The remote host is running a version of PHP that is older than 4.4.0 or 5.0.6. This version has a flaw where remote attackers can reenable the 'register_globals' parameter. In addition, a remote attacker may be able to overwrite the 'GLOBAL' variable. This may lead to another more serious exploitation.Solution
Upgrade to version 5.0.6 or higher.See Also
http://php.net/ChangeLog-4.php
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 3273
Family: Web Servers
Published: 10/31/2005
Updated: 3/6/2019
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.3
Temporal Score: 3.2
Vector: CVSS2#AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 4.4
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/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: 10/30/2005
Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/30/2005