PHP 8.4.x < 8.4.21 Multiple Vulnerabilities

medium Nessus Plugin ID 313115

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 8.4.21. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the Version 8.4.21 advisory.

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 8.4.21 or later.

See Also

http://php.net/ChangeLog-8.php#8.4.21

https://github.com/php/php-src/issues/21566

http://www.nessus.org/u?7f3a1374

http://www.nessus.org/u?e02f65b3

http://www.nessus.org/u?e4bb18ea

http://www.nessus.org/u?b571eed4

http://www.nessus.org/u?05c6355e

http://www.nessus.org/u?5a23c7ef

http://www.nessus.org/u?ae879d97

http://www.nessus.org/u?7ee922d6

http://www.nessus.org/u?a0fc53d2

http://www.nessus.org/u?cfda0144

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 313115

File Name: php_8_4_21.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 5/7/2026

Updated: 5/7/2026

Configuration: Enable thorough checks (optional)

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-7568

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

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

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: 5/7/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/7/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-14179, CVE-2026-6104, CVE-2026-6722, CVE-2026-6735, CVE-2026-7258, CVE-2026-7259, CVE-2026-7261, CVE-2026-7262, CVE-2026-7263, CVE-2026-7568