PHP 8.5.x < 8.5.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities

low Nessus Plugin ID 279128

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Synopsis

The version PHP running on the remote web server is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The version of PHP installed on the remote host is prior to 8.5.1. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the Version 8.5.1 advisory.

- uriparser through 0.9.9 allows unbounded recursion and stack consumption, as demonstrated by ParseMustBeSegmentNzNc with large input containing many commas. (CVE-2025-67899)

- Debian Linux - php7.4 - None php8.2 - None php8.4 - None Ubuntu Linux - [Unknown description] (CVE-2025-14177, CVE-2025-14178, CVE-2025-14180)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to PHP version 8.5.1 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 279128

File Name: php_8_5_1.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 12/18/2025

Updated: 1/9/2026

Configuration: Enable thorough checks (optional)

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 1.2

Temporal Score: 0.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-67899

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.9

Temporal Score: 2.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:php:php

Required KB Items: www/PHP, installed_sw/PHP

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/18/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/14/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-14177, CVE-2025-14178, CVE-2025-14180, CVE-2025-67899

IAVA: 2026-A-0020

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