PHP up to 7.2.33/7.3.22/7.4.10 HTTP Cookie input validation

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in PHP up to 7.2.33/7.3.22/7.4.10. This affects an unknown part of the component HTTP Cookie Handler. Such manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2020-7070. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability was found in PHP up to 7.2.33/7.3.22/7.4.10 (Programming Language Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component HTTP Cookie Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

In PHP versions 7.2.x below 7.2.34, 7.3.x below 7.3.23 and 7.4.x below 7.4.11, when PHP is processing incoming HTTP cookie values, the cookie names are url-decoded. This may lead to cookies with prefixes like __Host confused with cookies that decode to such prefix, thus leading to an attacker being able to forge cookie which is supposed to be secure. See also CVE-2020-8184 for more information.

The weakness was published 10/02/2020 (Website). The advisory is available at cve.circl.lu. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2020-7070 since 01/15/2020. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Upgrading to version 7.2.34, 7.3.23 or 7.4.11 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Type

• Programming Language Software

Name

• PHP

Version

• 7.2.0
• 7.2.1
• 7.2.2
• 7.2.3
• 7.2.4
• 7.2.5
• 7.2.6
• 7.2.7
• 7.2.8
• 7.2.9
• 7.2.10
• 7.2.11
• 7.2.12
• 7.2.13
• 7.2.14
• 7.2.15
• 7.2.16
• 7.2.17
• 7.2.18
• 7.2.19
• 7.2.20
• 7.2.21
• 7.2.22
• 7.2.23
• 7.2.24
• 7.2.25
• 7.2.26
• 7.2.27
• 7.2.28
• 7.2.29
• 7.2.30
• 7.2.31
• 7.2.32
• 7.2.33
• 7.3.0
• 7.3.1
• 7.3.2
• 7.3.3
• 7.3.4
• 7.3.5
• 7.3.6
• 7.3.7
• 7.3.8
• 7.3.9
• 7.3.10
• 7.3.11
• 7.3.12
• 7.3.13
• 7.3.14
• 7.3.15
• 7.3.16
• 7.3.17
• 7.3.18
• 7.3.19
• 7.3.20
• 7.3.21
• 7.3.22
• 7.4.0
• 7.4.1
• 7.4.2
• 7.4.3
• 7.4.4
• 7.4.5
• 7.4.6
• 7.4.7
• 7.4.8
• 7.4.9
• 7.4.10

License

• open-source

Website

• Product: https://www.php.org/

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