PHP up to 5.1.0 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in PHP up to 5.1.0. Affected is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross site scripting. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2008-5814. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in PHP up to 5.1.0 (Programming Language Software). This vulnerability affects an unknown part. 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 integrity. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in PHP, possibly 5.2.7 and earlier, when display_errors is enabled, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors. NOTE: because of the lack of details, it is unclear whether this is related to CVE-2006-0208.

The bug was discovered 12/08/2008. The weakness was presented 01/02/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at debian.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-5814 since 01/02/2009. The exploitation appears to be difficult. 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 neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 25 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 38194 (Ubuntu 9.04 : php5 vulnerabilities (USN-761-2)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 86880 (HP System Management Homepage Cross-Site Scripting and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities (c02029444)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 5 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (47496), Tenable (38194), OSVDB (53532†), Secunia (SA34830†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-21520†). See VDB-41652, VDB-45179, VDB-48418 and VDB-48417 for similar entries. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 38194
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 9.04 : php5 vulnerabilities (USN-761-2)
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OpenVAS ID: 800334
OpenVAS Name: PHP display_errors Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
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Recommended: Upgrade
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03/17/2015 +2149 days 🔍
09/01/2019 +1629 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: php.org

Advisory: debian.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-5814 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-5814
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-45748

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X-Force: 47496
Secunia: 34830
OSVDB: 53532 - CVE-2008-5814 - PHP - Cross-site Scripting Issue
Vulnerability Center: 21520 - PHP 5.2.7 and Prior Cross-Site-Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability via Unspecified Vectors, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2009-1338

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Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 09/01/2019 09:06
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (74), 09/01/2019 09:06 (5)
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