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PHP 5.x < 5.2.8 magic_quotes_gpc Security Bypass

high Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 4784

Synopsis

The remote web server uses a version of PHP that is affected by a security bypass weakness.

Description

According to its banner, the version of PHP installed on the remote host is 5.2.7. This version introduced a regression with regard to 'magic_quotes' functionality due to an incorrect fix to the filter extension. As a result, the 'magic_quotes_gpc' setting remains off even if it is set to on.

Solution

Upgrade to version 5.2.8 or higher.

See Also

http://www.php.net/releases/5_2_8.php

http://bugs.php.net/42718

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 4784

Family: Web Servers

Published: 12/10/2008

Updated: 3/6/2019

Nessus ID: 35067

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.2

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: 6.8

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:F/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:php:php

Patch Publication Date: 12/5/2008

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/5/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-5844

BID: 32673