medium
6.1
CWE
79
Advisory Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2018-5712: XSS

First published: Mon Jun 19 2017(Updated: )

A flaw was found in php when creating a .phar file and configuring apache to handle phar files using php, when accessing invalid page the page name is reflected back to the user in the 404 response. This user input is not being sanitized and therefore it is vulnerable to a reflected XSS. Making, every site configured to run .phar files using php vulnerable. References: <a href="https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=74782">https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=74782</a> <a href="https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=74782">https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=74782</a> Patch: <a href="https://gist.github.com/anonymous/70d2f6bac8db576d6386bd79c1e6e081">https://gist.github.com/anonymous/70d2f6bac8db576d6386bd79c1e6e081</a>

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Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
redhat/php<0:5.4.16-48.el7
0:5.4.16-48.el7
redhat/rh-php70-php<0:7.0.27-1.el6
0:7.0.27-1.el6
redhat/rh-php70-php<0:7.0.27-1.el7
0:7.0.27-1.el7
redhat/rh-php71-php<0:7.1.30-1.el7
0:7.1.30-1.el7
PHP PHP<=5.6.32
PHP PHP>=7.0.0<=7.0.26
PHP PHP>7.1.0<=7.1.12
PHP PHP=7.2.0
Debian Debian Linux=7.0
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=12.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=14.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=16.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=17.10
PHP PHP<7.0.30
7.0.30
redhat/php<7.0.27
7.0.27
redhat/php<7.1.13
7.1.13
redhat/php<7.2.1
7.2.1
debian/php5
debian/php7.0
debian/php7.1

Remedy

https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=74782

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is CVE-2018-5712?

    CVE-2018-5712 is a vulnerability that allows for reflected XSS on the PHAR 404 error page in PHP.

  • What is the severity of CVE-2018-5712?

    The severity of CVE-2018-5712 is medium with a CVSS score of 6.1.

  • Which versions of PHP are affected by CVE-2018-5712?

    Versions 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 are affected by CVE-2018-5712.

  • How can I fix CVE-2018-5712?

    To fix CVE-2018-5712, update your PHP version to 5.6.33 or above, 7.0.27 or above, 7.1.13 or above, or 7.2.1 or above.

  • Where can I find more information about CVE-2018-5712?

    You can find more information about CVE-2018-5712 in the following references: [1] [2] [3].

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