PHP 3.0.x < 3.0.17 / 4.0.x < 4.0.3 Error Log Command Injection

medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 1480

Synopsis

The remote host is running a version of PHP which is older than 3.0.17 or 4.0.3.

Description

The remote host is running a version of PHP which is older than 3.0.17 or 4.0.3. If the option 'log_errors' is set to 'On' in php.ini, an attacker may use a bug present in this version to execute arbitrary commands on this host.

Solution

Upgrade your installation of PHP to 3.0.17 or 4.0.3 or higher.

See Also

http://php.net/ChangeLog-4.php

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 1480

Family: Web Servers

Published: 8/20/2004

Updated: 3/6/2019

Nessus ID: 10535

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.6

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.6

Temporal Score: 5.2

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:php:php

Patch Publication Date: 10/14/2000

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/14/2000

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2000-0967

BID: 1786