PHP 5.1.2 Session Extension cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in PHP 5.1.2. Affected is an unknown function of the component Session Extension. The manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-3018. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Furthermore, an exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in PHP 5.1.2 (Programming Language Software). Affected is an unknown part of the component Session Extension. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in the session extension functionality in PHP before 5.1.3 has unknown impact and attack vectors related to heap corruption.

The bug was discovered 05/02/2006. The weakness was published 05/01/2006 by Stefan Esser (Website). The advisory is available at ubuntu.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-3018 since 06/14/2006. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 22053 (Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : php (MDKSA-2006:122)), 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.

Upgrading to version 5.1.3 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (22053), SecurityFocus (BID 17843†), OSVDB (25254†), Secunia (SA19927†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1016306†). Similar entries are available at VDB-2200, VDB-2199, VDB-2202 and VDB-2201. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 22053
Nessus Name: Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : php (MDKSA-2006:122)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: PHP 5.1.3

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Sourcesinfo

Product: php.org

Advisory: ubuntu.com
Researcher: Stefan Esser
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-3018 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-3018
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-30810
SecurityFocus: 17843 - PHP Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 19927 - PHP Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 25254 - PHP Session Extension Heap Corruption Issue
SecurityTracker: 1016306
Vulnerability Center: 12338 - PHP Unspecified Heap Corruption Vulnerability in the Session Extension Functionality, High

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

Created: 03/12/2015 14:25
Updated: 06/23/2019 08:25
Changes: 03/12/2015 14:25 (83), 06/23/2019 08:25 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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