Input validation error in PHP - CVE-2015-6527
Published: January 19, 2016 / Updated: August 9, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU40519
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-6527
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
The php_str_replace_in_subject function in ext/standard/string.c in PHP 7.x before 7.0.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted value in the third argument to the str_ireplace function.
Affected software
PHP
How to mitigate CVE-2015-6527
Install update from vendor's website.