SB2016113015 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component in PHP

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.

1) Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-6501)

CWE-ID: CWE-74 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

The vulnerability allows a local user to read and manipulate data.

The default soap.wsdl_cache_dir setting in (1) php.ini-production and (2) php.ini-development in PHP through 5.6.7 specifies the /tmp directory, which makes it easier for local users to conduct WSDL injection attacks by creating a file under /tmp with a predictable filename that is used by the get_sdl function in ext/soap/php_sdl.c.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00003.html
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72530
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1009103
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-10