CVE-2024-3096

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 18
Modified
Published: 29 Apr 2024, 03:42
Last modified:04 Nov 2025, 17:19

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
36/100
CVSS Score
6.5 MEDIUM
v3.1 (cve.org)
EPSS Score
1.07% LOW
1% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
1 found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

29 Apr 2024, 03:42
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
04 Nov 2025, 17:19
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

In PHP  version 8.1.* before 8.1.28, 8.2.* before 8.2.18, 8.3.* before 8.3.5, if a password stored with password_hash() starts with a null byte (\x00), testing a blank string as the password via password_verify() will incorrectly return true.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 6.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 1.07%• Percentile: 78%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-20•Improper Input Validation

    The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

Affected Systems

  • debian•debian_linux

    10.0

  • Unknown•PHP

    ≥ 8.1.*, < 8.1.28 | ≥ 8.2.*, < 8.2.18 | ≥ 8.3.*, < 8.3.5

  • Unknown•PHP

    ≥ 8.1.0, < 8.1.28 | ≥ 8.2.0, < 8.2.18 | ≥ 8.3.0, < 8.3.5

References (6)