PHP 5.4.x < 5.4.28 / 5.5.x < 5.5.12 Privilege Escalation
medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 9096
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Synopsis
The remote web server uses a version of PHP that is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability.Description
Versions of PHP 5.4.x earlier than 5.4.28, or 5.5.x earlier than 5.5.12 are exposed to a flaw that exists within the FastCGI Process Manager (FPM) when setting permissions for a Unix socket. This could allow a remote attacker to gain elevated privileges after gaining access to the socket.Solution
Apply the vendor patch or upgrade to PHP version 5.5.12 or later. If 5.5.x cannot be installed, 5.4.28 is also patched for these vulnerabilities.See Also
https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=67060
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.5.12
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 9096
Family: Web Servers
Published: 2/25/2015
Updated: 3/6/2019
Dependencies: 8682
Risk Information
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.6
Temporal Score: 4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Temporal Vector: CVSS2#E:ND/RL:OF/RC:C
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.9
Temporal Score: 5.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:X/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patch Publication Date: 5/1/2014
Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/12/2014
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2014-0185
BID: 67118