Input validation error in PHP

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU33363

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-11045

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

In PHP versions 7.2.x below 7.2.26, 7.3.x below 7.3.13 and 7.4.0, PHP DirectoryIterator class accepts filenames with embedded byte and treats them as terminating at that byte. This could lead to security vulnerabilities, e.g. in applications checking paths that the code is allowed to access.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

PHP: 7.4.0

Debian Linux: 7.4.0 - 8.0

Fedora: 7.4.0 - 31

External links

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00036.html
http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=78863
http://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/12/msg00034.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/N7GCOAE6KVHYJ3UQ4KLPLTGSLX6IRVRN/
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XWRQPYXVG43Q7DXMXH6UVWMKWGUW552F/
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Feb/27
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Feb/31
http://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200103-0002/
http://usn.ubuntu.com/4239-1/
http://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4626
http://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4628

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.