PHP up to 5.4.37/5.5.21/5.6.5 main/SAPI.c header cross site scripting
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A vulnerability has been found in PHP up to 5.4.37/5.5.21/5.6.5 (Programming Language Software) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects the function header
of the file main/SAPI.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity. CVE summarizes:
The sapi_header_op function in main/SAPI.c in PHP before 5.4.38, 5.5.x before 5.5.22, and 5.6.x before 5.6.6 supports deprecated line folding without considering browser compatibility, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks against Internet Explorer by leveraging (1) %0A%20 or (2) %0D%0A%20 mishandling in the header function.
The weakness was published 08/07/2016 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at lists.opensuse.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-8935 since 06/21/2016. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 90108 (openSUSE Security Update : shotwell (openSUSE-2016-844)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 196544 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Php5, Php7.0 Vulnerabilities (USN-3045-1)).
Upgrading to version 5.4.38, 5.5.22 or 5.6.6 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (90108). Similar entries are available at 90198 and 92048.
Product
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Version
- 5.4.0
- 5.4.1
- 5.4.2
- 5.4.3
- 5.4.4
- 5.4.5
- 5.4.6
- 5.4.7
- 5.4.8
- 5.4.9
- 5.4.10
- 5.4.11
- 5.4.12
- 5.4.13
- 5.4.14
- 5.4.15
- 5.4.16
- 5.4.17
- 5.4.18
- 5.4.19
- 5.4.20
- 5.4.21
- 5.4.22
- 5.4.23
- 5.4.24
- 5.4.25
- 5.4.26
- 5.4.27
- 5.4.28
- 5.4.29
- 5.4.30
- 5.4.31
- 5.4.32
- 5.4.33
- 5.4.34
- 5.4.35
- 5.4.36
- 5.4.37
- 5.5.0
- 5.5.1
- 5.5.2
- 5.5.3
- 5.5.4
- 5.5.5
- 5.5.6
- 5.5.7
- 5.5.8
- 5.5.9
- 5.5.10
- 5.5.11
- 5.5.12
- 5.5.13
- 5.5.14
- 5.5.15
- 5.5.16
- 5.5.17
- 5.5.18
- 5.5.19
- 5.5.20
- 5.5.21
- 5.6.0
- 5.6.1
- 5.6.2
- 5.6.3
- 5.6.4
- 5.6.5
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.1VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9
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Class: Cross site scriptingCWE: CWE-79 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Remote: Yes
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Nessus ID: 90108
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : shotwell (openSUSE-2016-844)
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OpenVAS ID: 65853
OpenVAS Name: PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability - Aug16 (Linux)
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: PHP 5.4.38/5.5.22/5.6.6
Patch: github.com
Timeline
03/12/2016 🔍03/23/2016 🔍
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09/12/2022 🔍
Sources
Product: php.orgAdvisory: RHSA-2016:2750
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CVE: CVE-2015-8935 (🔍)
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Entry
Created: 08/08/2016 15:14Updated: 09/12/2022 14:29
Changes: 08/08/2016 15:14 (64), 03/21/2019 17:33 (11), 09/12/2022 14:29 (4)
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