PHP 5.3.x < 5.3.7 crypt() MD5 Incorrect Return Value

high Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 6017

Synopsis

The remote web server uses a version of PHP that is affected by a security bypass vulnerability.

Description

Versions of PHP 5.3.x prior to 5.3.7 contains a bug in the crypt() function when generating salted MD5 hashes. The function only returns the salt rather than the salt and hash. Any authentication mechanism that uses crypt() could authorize all authentication attempts due to this bug.

Solution

Upgrade to PHP version 5.3.8 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 6017

Family: Web Servers

Published: 8/24/2011

Updated: 3/6/2019

Nessus ID: 55969

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.2

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.3

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/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: 8/23/2011

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/17/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-3189

BID: 49376

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