Security restrictions bypass in PHP - CVE-2018-10545
Published: March 29, 2018 / Updated: May 2, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU11343
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-10545
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: PHP Group
Affected software:
PHP
PHP
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to bypass security restrictions and obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.
The weakness exists due to improper access controls. A local attacker can change UID and GID, PHP-FPM sets pool worker processes to be dumpable, attach to the PHP-FPM workers and gain access to any restricted resources that are not supposed to be allowed.
The weakness exists due to improper access controls. A local attacker can change UID and GID, PHP-FPM sets pool worker processes to be dumpable, attach to the PHP-FPM workers and gain access to any restricted resources that are not supposed to be allowed.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-10545
Update to version 7.0.29 or 7.2.4.