SB2021032940 - Code Injection in PHP
Published: March 29, 2021 Updated: June 11, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2021032940
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Code Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2007-4596)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
The perl extension in PHP does not follow safe_mode restrictions, which allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via the Perl eval function. NOTE: this might only be a vulnerability in limited environments.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.