medium
6.8
CWE
79 NVD-CWE-Other
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2004-0595: XSS

First published: Fri Jul 16 2004(Updated: )

The strip_tags function in PHP 4.x up to 4.3.7, and 5.x up to 5.0.0RC3, does not filter null (\0) characters within tag names when restricting input to allowed tags, which allows dangerous tags to be processed by web browsers such as Internet Explorer and Safari, which ignore null characters and facilitate the exploitation of cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
avaya converged communications server=2.0
Red Hat Fedora Core=core_1.0
Red Hat Fedora Core=core_2.0
Trustix Secure Linux=1.5
Trustix Secure Linux=2.0
Trustix Secure Linux=2.1
Avaya Integrated Management Suite
PHP=4.0
PHP=4.0.1
PHP=4.0.2
PHP=4.0.3
PHP=4.0.4
PHP=4.0.5
PHP=4.0.6
PHP=4.0.7
PHP=4.1.0
PHP=4.1.1
PHP=4.1.2
PHP=4.2.0
PHP=4.2.1
PHP=4.2.2
PHP=4.2.3
PHP=4.3.0
PHP=4.3.1
PHP=4.3.2
PHP=4.3.3
PHP=4.3.5
PHP=4.3.6
PHP=4.3.7
PHP=5.0-rc1
PHP=5.0-rc2
PHP=5.0-rc3
Avaya S8300=r2.0.0
Avaya S8300=r2.0.1
Avaya S8500=r2.0.0
Avaya S8500=r2.0.1
avaya s8700=r2.0.0
avaya s8700=r2.0.1

Remedy

http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-531

Remedy

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10724

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2004-0595?

    CVE-2004-0595 is considered a moderate severity vulnerability due to its potential to allow script execution in web applications.

  • How do I fix CVE-2004-0595?

    To fix CVE-2004-0595, update PHP to a version higher than 5.0.0RC3, where the null character filtering issue has been resolved.

  • What are the affected software versions in CVE-2004-0595?

    CVE-2004-0595 affects PHP versions 4.x up to 4.3.7 and 5.x up to 5.0.0RC3.

  • What type of attacks can CVE-2004-0595 enable?

    CVE-2004-0595 can enable cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks due to improper filtering of null characters.

  • Who is impacted by CVE-2004-0595?

    Users of PHP versions affected by CVE-2004-0595, particularly those implementing the strip_tags function in their web applications, are impacted.

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