PHP 4.4.2/5.1.2 phpinfo cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in PHP 4.4.2/5.1.2 and classified as critical. This affects the function phpinfo. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-0996. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in PHP 4.4.2/5.1.2 (Programming Language Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function phpinfo. 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, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phpinfo (info.c) in PHP 5.1.2 and 4.4.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via long array variables, including (1) a large number of dimensions or (2) long values, which prevents HTML tags from being removed.

The weakness was released 04/10/2006 by Maksymilian Arciemowicz (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityreason.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-0996 since 03/06/2006. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

After even before and not, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 21281 (Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : php (MDKSA-2006:074)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117716 (CentOS Security Update for PHP (CESA-2006:0501)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at php.net. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published 4 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (25702), Exploit-DB (27564), Tenable (21281), SecurityFocus (BID 17362†) and OSVDB (24484†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-2132, VDB-2133, VDB-19857 and VDB-21233. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 21281
Nessus Name: Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : php (MDKSA-2006:074)
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OpenVAS ID: 56723
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200605-08 (php)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: php.net

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03/06/2006 🔍
04/03/2006 +28 days 🔍
04/08/2006 +5 days 🔍
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04/10/2006 +1 days 🔍
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04/11/2006 +0 days 🔍
04/26/2006 +15 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Product: php.org

Advisory: securityreason.com
Researcher: Maksymilian Arciemowicz
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-0996 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-0996
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2131

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X-Force: 25702 - PHP phpinfo() long array cross-site scripting, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 17362 - PHP PHPInfo Large Input Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 21125 - Ubuntu update for PHP, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 24484 - PHP phpinfo() Function Long Array XSS
SecurityTracker: 1015879
Vupen: ADV-2006-1290

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/11/2006 11:11
Updated: 06/08/2025 14:47
Changes: 04/11/2006 11:11 (93), 04/24/2019 10:52 (6), 06/08/2025 14:47 (20)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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