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CVE-2018-5712

php: Reflected XSS on PHAR 404 page

Severity Score

6.1
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

An issue was discovered in PHP before 5.6.33, 7.0.x before 7.0.27, 7.1.x before 7.1.13, and 7.2.x before 7.2.1. There is Reflected XSS on the PHAR 404 error page via the URI of a request for a .phar file.

Se ha descubierto un problema en PHP en versiones anteriores a la 5.6.33, versiones 7.0.x anteriores a la 7.0.27, versiones 7.1.x anteriores a la 7.1.13 y versiones 7.2.x anteriores a la 7.2.1. Hay XSS reflejado en la página de error PHAR 404 mediante el URI de una petición de un archivo .phar.

It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain stream metadata. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to set arbitrary metadata. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled the PHAR 404 error page. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to conduct cross-site scripting attacks. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 17.10. Various other issues were also addressed.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2018-01-16 CVE Reserved
  • 2018-01-16 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
  • 2025-07-04 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Php
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 Php
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 <= 5.6.32
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-
Affected
Php
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 Php
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 >= 7.0.0 <= 7.0.26
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-
Affected
Php
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 Php
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 > 7.1.0 <= 7.1.12
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-
Affected
Php
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 Php
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 7.2.0
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-
Affected
Debian
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 Debian Linux
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 7.0
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-
Affected
Canonical
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 Ubuntu Linux
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 12.04
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esm
Affected
Canonical
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 Ubuntu Linux
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 14.04
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lts
Affected
Canonical
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 Ubuntu Linux
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 16.04
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lts
Affected
Canonical
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 Ubuntu Linux
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 17.10
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Affected