Vulnerability identifier: #VU12327

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-10547

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
PHP
Universal components / Libraries / Scripting languages

Vendor: PHP Group

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists in the phar_do_404() and phar_do_403() functions due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data processed by the phar_do_404() and phar_do_403() functions, as defined in the ext/phar/phar_object.c source code file. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in 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.

The vulnerability exists due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2018-5712.

Mitigation
The vulnerability is addressed in the following versions: 5.6.36, 7.1.17, 7.2.5 and 7.0.30.

Vulnerable software versions

PHP: 5.6.0 - 5.6.35, 7.0.0 - 7.0.29, 7.1.0 - 7.1.16, 7.2.0 - 7.2.4

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External links
http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=76129

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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.