#VU44347 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in PHP - CVE-2012-0057
Vulnerability identifier: #VU44347
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
PHP
Universal components / Libraries /
Scripting languages
Vendor: PHP Group
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
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.
Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
PHP: 5.0.0 - 5.0.5, 5.1.0 - 5.1.6, 5.2.0 - 5.2.17, 5.3.0 - 5.3.7
External links
https://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c03360041
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-03/msg00013.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-03/msg00016.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00001.html
https://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/13/10
https://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/13/4
https://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/13/5
https://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/13/6
https://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/13/7
https://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/14/1
https://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/14/2
https://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/14/3
https://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/15/1
https://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/15/10
https://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/15/2
https://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/18/3
https://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.3.9
https://secunia.com/advisories/48668
https://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2399
https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=54446
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72908
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
