#VU110330 Cross-site scripting in PHP - CVE-2008-5814

Vulnerability identifier: #VU110330

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: N/A

CVE-ID: CVE-2008-5814

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
PHP
Universal components / Libraries / Scripting languages

Vendor: PHP Group

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.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

PHP: 1.0, 2.0, 2.0b10, 3.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.0.3, 3.0.4, 3.0.5, 3.0.6, 3.0.7, 3.0.8, 3.0.9, 3.0.10, 3.0.11, 3.0.12, 3.0.13, 3.0.14, 3.0.15, 3.0.16, 3.0.17, 3.0.18, 4.0, 4.0.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, 4.0.3, 4.0.4, 4.0.5, 4.0.6, 4.0.7, 4.1, 4.1.1, 4.1.2, 4.2, 4.2.1, 4.2.2, 4.2.3, 4.3, 4.3.1, 4.3.2, 4.3.3, 4.3.4, 4.3.5, 4.3.6, 4.3.7, 4.3.8, 4.3.9, 4.3.10, 4.3.11, 4.4, 4.4.1, 4.4.2, 4.4.3, 4.4.4, 4.4.5, 4.4.6, 4.4.7, 4.4.8, 4.4.9, 5, 5.0.0, 5.0.1, 5.0.2, 5.0.3, 5.0.4, 5.0.5, 5.1.0, 5.1.1, 5.1.2, 5.1.3, 5.1.4, 5.1.5, 5.1.6, 5.2, 5.2.1, 5.2.2, 5.2.3, 5.2.4, 5.2.5, 5.2.6

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External links
https://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c02029444
https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN50327700/index.html
https://jvndb.jvn.jp/en/contents/2008/JVNDB-2008-000084.html
https://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124277349419254&w=2
https://secunia.com/advisories/34830
https://secunia.com/advisories/34933
https://secunia.com/advisories/35003
https://secunia.com/advisories/35007
https://secunia.com/advisories/35108
https://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1789
https://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0350.html
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-761-2
https://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1338
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47496
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10501
https://usn.ubuntu.com/761-1/

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.