Improper Input Validation Affecting php-mbstring package, versions <0:7.4.19-1.module+el8.5.0+11143+cc873159


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.56% (79th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-PHPMBSTRING-1956446
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed3 Jan 2021

Introduced: 3 Jan 2021

CVE-2020-7071  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 php-mbstring to version 0:7.4.19-1.module+el8.5.0+11143+cc873159 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream php-mbstring package and not the php-mbstring package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

In PHP versions 7.3.x below 7.3.26, 7.4.x below 7.4.14 and 8.0.0, when validating URL with functions like filter_var($url, FILTER_VALIDATE_URL), PHP will accept an URL with invalid password as valid URL. This may lead to functions that rely on URL being valid to mis-parse the URL and produce wrong data as components of the URL.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1