ID:2419 - Exploit for Type confusion in PHP - CVE-2015-4148
Published: April 7, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU16123
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-4148
CWE-ID: CWE-843
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
PHP
PHP
Link to public exploit:
Vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to type confusion in do_soap_call function in ext/soap/soap.c in PHP before 5.4.39, 5.5.x before 5.5.23, and 5.6.x before 5.6.7 does not verify that the uri property is a string. A remote attacker can trigger memory corruption and obtain sensitive information by providing crafted serialized data with an int data type.
The weakness exists due to type confusion in do_soap_call function in ext/soap/soap.c in PHP before 5.4.39, 5.5.x before 5.5.23, and 5.6.x before 5.6.7 does not verify that the uri property is a string. A remote attacker can trigger memory corruption and obtain sensitive information by providing crafted serialized data with an int data type.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.