Cross-site scripting in PHP - CVE-2008-5814

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Cross-site scripting in PHP - CVE-2008-5814

Published: October 30, 2018 / Updated: June 8, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU110330
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0:
CVE-ID: CVE-2008-5814
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: PHP Group
Affected software:
PHP

Detailed vulnerability description

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform Cross-site scripting attacks.

An input validation error exists in PHP, possibly 5.2.7 and earlier, when display_errors is enabled,. A remote authenticated attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim's browser in security context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.


How to mitigate CVE-2008-5814

Install update from vendor's website.

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