high
7.5
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2006-4433

First published: Tue Aug 29 2006(Updated: )

PHP before 4.4.3 and 5.x before 5.1.4 does not limit the character set of the session identifier (PHPSESSID) for third party session handlers, which might make it easier for remote attackers to exploit other vulnerabilities by inserting PHP code into the PHPSESSID, which is stored in the session file. NOTE: it could be argued that this not a vulnerability in PHP itself, rather a design limitation that enables certain attacks against session handlers that do not account for this limitation.

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Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
PHP=4.3.9
PHP=4.0-beta1
PHP=5.1.2
PHP=4.0-beta4
PHP=4.2.0
PHP=5.1.1
PHP=5.0.0-beta1
PHP=4.1.0
PHP=4.3.4
PHP=4.0.4
PHP=4.3.0
PHP=4.0.5
PHP=5.0-rc1
PHP=5.0.5
PHP=4.3.6
PHP=5.0.1
PHP=4.0.7-rc2
PHP=4.3.7
PHP=5.0.4
PHP=4.0.7-rc1
PHP=4.2.2
PHP=4.4.2
PHP=4.0-rc1
PHP=4.3.2
PHP=4.3.11
PHP=4.0.0
PHP=4.0.3-patch1
PHP=4.0.7
PHP=4.0.2
PHP=4.3.3
PHP=5.0-rc3
PHP=4.1.1
PHP=5.0.0-rc2
PHP=5.0.3
PHP=4.2.3
PHP=5.1.0
PHP=4.0.1-patch1
PHP=5.0.0-rc3
PHP=4.0
PHP=4.0-beta2
PHP=4.0.1-patch2
PHP=4.0.6
PHP=5.0-rc2
PHP=4.1.2
PHP=5.0.0-beta3
PHP=4.0.7-rc3
PHP=4.0-rc2
PHP=4.3.1
PHP=4.0-beta_4_patch1
PHP=4.4.0
PHP=4.3.10
PHP=4.2.1
PHP=5.0.0-rc1
PHP=4.0.4-patch1
PHP=4.0.1
PHP=5.0.2
PHP=4.2
PHP=4.4.1
PHP=4.0-beta3
PHP=4.0.3
PHP=5.0.0-beta4
PHP=5.0.0
PHP=4.3.8
PHP=4.3.5
PHP=5.0.0-beta2

Remedy

http://secunia.com/advisories/21573

Remedy

http://www.hardened-php.net/advisory_052006.128.html

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2006-4433?

    CVE-2006-4433 is considered a medium-severity vulnerability due to the potential for remote code execution.

  • How do I fix CVE-2006-4433?

    To fix CVE-2006-4433, upgrade PHP to versions 4.4.3 or 5.1.4 and later.

  • What systems are affected by CVE-2006-4433?

    CVE-2006-4433 affects PHP versions prior to 4.4.3 and 5.x prior to 5.1.4.

  • What type of vulnerability is CVE-2006-4433?

    CVE-2006-4433 is a session hijacking vulnerability that allows malicious users to inject PHP code into session identifiers.

  • Can CVE-2006-4433 lead to data compromise?

    Yes, CVE-2006-4433 can potentially lead to unauthorized access and data compromise due to the ability to execute arbitrary PHP code.

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