PHP up to 5.4.12 ext/soap/soap.c access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in PHP up to 5.4.12. The affected element is an unknown function of the file ext/soap/soap.c. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability was named CVE-2013-1635. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in PHP up to 5.4.12 (Programming Language Software). This affects an unknown code of the file ext/soap/soap.c. 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, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

ext/soap/soap.c in PHP before 5.3.22 and 5.4.x before 5.4.13 does not validate the relationship between the soap.wsdl_cache_dir directive and the open_basedir directive, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by triggering the creation of cached SOAP WSDL files in an arbitrary directory.

The weakness was presented 03/05/2013 by Moritz Muehlenhoff as 702221 as not defined mailinglist post (Maillist). The advisory is shared at bugs.debian.org. The public release was coordinated in cooperation with the project team. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2013-1635 since 02/07/2013. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 69294 (SuSE 11.2 Security Update : PHP5 (SAT Patch Number 8086)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 166451 (OpenSuSE Security Update for php5 (openSUSE-SU-2013:1244-1)).

Upgrading to version 5.4.13 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at git.php.net. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.php.net. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (82589), Tenable (69294), SecurityFocus (BID 58224†), OSVDB (90921†) and Secunia (SA52503†). See VDB-7894, VDB-8936, VDB-9021 and VDB-9978 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Nessus ID: 69294
Nessus Name: SuSE 11.2 Security Update : PHP5 (SAT Patch Number 8086)
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OpenVAS ID: 892639
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2639-1 (php5 - several vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: PHP 5.4.13
Patch: git.php.net

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Sourcesinfo

Product: php.org

Advisory: 702221
Researcher: Moritz Muehlenhoff
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CVE: CVE-2013-1635 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-1635
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-7893

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X-Force: 82589
SecurityFocus: 58224 - PHP 'soap.wsdl_cache_dir' Validation Arbitrary File Write Vulnerability
Secunia: 52503 - Debian update for php5, Less Critical
OSVDB: 90921
Vulnerability Center: 38816 - PHP <5.3.22, 5.4-5.4.12 Remote Security Restriction Bypass via the Creation of Cached SOAP WSDL, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/08/2013 11:02
Updated: 05/05/2021 19:05
Changes: 03/08/2013 11:02 (86), 04/26/2017 08:59 (4), 05/05/2021 19:05 (3)
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