#VU44347 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in PHP
Vulnerability identifier: #VU44347
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
PHP
Universal components / Libraries /
Scripting languages
Vendor: PHP Group
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
PHP before 5.3.9 has improper libxslt security settings, which allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files via a crafted XSLT stylesheet that uses the libxslt output extension.
Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
PHP: 5.0.0 - 5.0.5, 5.1.0 - 5.1.6, 5.2.0 - 5.2.17, 5.3.0 - 5.3.7
External links
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c03360041
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-03/msg00013.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-03/msg00016.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00001.html
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/13/10
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/13/4
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/13/5
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/13/6
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/13/7
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/14/1
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/14/2
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/14/3
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/15/1
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/15/10
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/15/2
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/18/3
http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.3.9
http://secunia.com/advisories/48668
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2399
http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=54446
http://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72908
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.
