CVE-2016-7125

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 10
Modified
Published: 12 Sept 2016, 01:00
Last modified:06 Aug 2024, 01:50

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
40/100
CVSS Score
7.5 HIGH
v3.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.55% LOW
1% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
1 found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

12 Sept 2016, 01:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
06 Aug 2024, 01:50
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

ext/session/session.c in PHP before 5.6.25 and 7.x before 7.0.10 skips invalid session names in a way that triggers incorrect parsing, which allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary-type session data by leveraging control of a session name, as demonstrated by object injection.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.0HIGHScore: 7.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
  • v2.0MEDIUMScore: 5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.55% Percentile: 68%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-74Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')

    The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify how it is parsed or interpreted when it is sent to a downstream component.

Affected Systems

  • UnknownPHP

    ≤ 5.6.24 | 7.0.0 | 7.0.1 | 7.0.2 | 7.0.3 | 7.0.4 | 7.0.5 | 7.0.6 | 7.0.7 | 7.0.8 | 7.0.9

References (10)