Improper Input Validation Affecting php-tidy package, versions <0:5.3.3-3.el6_2.8


Severity

Recommended
critical

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Mature
EPSS
95.14% (100th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-PHPTIDY-1439772
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed3 May 2012

Introduced: 3 May 2012

CVE-2012-1823  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:6 php-tidy to version 0:5.3.3-3.el6_2.8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2012:0546.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream php-tidy package and not the php-tidy package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

sapi/cgi/cgi_main.c in PHP before 5.3.12 and 5.4.x before 5.4.2, when configured as a CGI script (aka php-cgi), does not properly handle query strings that lack an = (equals sign) character, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by placing command-line options in the query string, related to lack of skipping a certain php_getopt for the 'd' case.

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