SB2020100221 - Input validation error in php7 (Alpine package)
Published: October 2, 2020
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-7070)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a spoofing attack.
The vulnerability exists in the way PHP parser handles cookies with percent character (e.g. '%'). A remote attacker can send a crafted HTTP request with a `__%48ost-` or `__%53ecure-` cookie that will be processed before other cookies sent in the same request. As a result, an attacker can set malicious `__Host-` cookie on a subdomain and bypass origin restrictions, imposed by browsers.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to perform a spoofing attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.