PHP up to 5.3.8 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in PHP. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-0057. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in PHP (Programming Language Software). Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

PHP before 5.3.9 has improper libxslt security settings, which allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files via a crafted XSLT stylesheet that uses the libxslt output extension.

The weakness was published 02/01/2012 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at bugs.php.net. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-0057 since 12/07/2011. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 59738 (CentOS 5 : php (CESA-2012:1045)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 120480 (CentOS Security Update for PHP (CESA-2012:1046)).

Upgrading to version 5.1.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (72908), Tenable (59738), SecurityFocus (BID 51806†), Secunia (SA48668†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-35372†). Similar entries are available at VDB-5701, VDB-54852, VDB-56890 and VDB-60732. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 59738
Nessus Name: CentOS 5 : php (CESA-2012:1045)
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OpenVAS ID: 70716
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2399-1 (php5)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: PHP 5.1.0
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Timelineinfo

12/07/2011 🔍
01/18/2012 +42 days 🔍
02/01/2012 +14 days 🔍
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03/30/2012 +58 days 🔍
06/19/2012 +81 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +1007 days 🔍
11/29/2021 +2443 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: php.org

Advisory: RHSA-2012:0546
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-0057 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-0057
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-60060

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X-Force: 72908
SecurityFocus: 51806
Secunia: 48668 - SUSE update for php5, Highly Critical
Vulnerability Center: 35372 - PHP Before 5.3.9 Allows to Create Arbitrary Files via a Crafted XSLT Stylesheet, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 11/29/2021 09:40
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (62), 04/13/2017 20:56 (11), 11/29/2021 09:36 (3), 11/29/2021 09:40 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:41C:103

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