Red Hat update for php
| Risk | High |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 2 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2016-5385 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-918 CWE-79 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
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| Vendor | Red Hat Inc. |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) SSRF in Guzzle library
EUVDB-ID: #VU346
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 8.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-5385
CWE-ID:
CWE-918 - Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to usage of third-party PHP library Guzzle for performing server-side HTTP requests. A remote attacker can use malicious server that returns a 301 HTTP redirect response to local resource to connect to services within internal network or on localhost.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an attacker to perform SSRF attack to retrieve information for further attacks against vulnerable system by performing unauthorized connections to local resources, gain access to sensitive information and compromise vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild and is referred as HTTPoxy.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node: 7.3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems: 7
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing: 7
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop: 7
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation: 7
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server: 7
External linkshttp://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1613
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
2) Environment variable injection in TYPO3
EUVDB-ID: #VU194
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 7.4 [AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-5385
CWE-ID:
CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to redirect an application's outbound HTTP traffic.
The vulnerability exists in TYPO3 CMS. A remote attacker can redirect an application's outbound HTTP traffic to an arbitrary proxy server via a crafted Proxy header in an HTTP request.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in XSS attack and data injection.
Install updates from vendor's website.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node: 7.3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems: 7
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing: 7
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop: 7
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation: 7
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server: 7
External linkshttp://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1613
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
