PHP up to 5.4.11 Parser information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in PHP and classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component Parser. This manipulation causes information disclosure. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2013-1824. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in PHP (Programming Language Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

The SOAP parser in PHP before 5.3.22 and 5.4.x before 5.4.12 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a SOAP WSDL file containing an XML external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue in the soap_xmlParseFile and soap_xmlParseMemory functions.

The weakness was released 09/16/2013 as Bug 918187 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2013-1824 since 02/19/2013. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 66585 (PHP 5.4.x < 5.4.13 Information Disclosure), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 121456 (Apple Mountain Lion v10.8.5 and Security Update 2013-004 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2013-09-12-1)).

Upgrading to version 5.3.8 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (66585) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-39757†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 66585
Nessus Name: PHP 5.4.x < 5.4.13 Information Disclosure
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OpenVAS ID: 803737
OpenVAS Name: PHP SOAP Parser Multiple Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: PHP 5.3.8
Patch: 188c196d4da60bdde9190d2fc532650d17f7af2d

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05/24/2013 +94 days 🔍
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09/16/2013 +110 days 🔍
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03/24/2015 +554 days 🔍
01/02/2025 +3572 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: php.org

Advisory: Bug 918187
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-1824 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-1824
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-64921

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SecurityFocus: 58224
Vulnerability Center: 39757 - PHP 5.4.* Before 5.4.13 and 5.3.* Before 5.3.23 SOAP Parser Allows Remote Information Disclosure Vulnerability, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 01/02/2025 18:25
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (61), 05/01/2017 11:15 (8), 01/07/2022 13:16 (4), 01/07/2022 13:23 (2), 01/02/2025 18:25 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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