Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting php-embedded package, versions <0:5.4.16-48.el7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
62.05% (98th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-PHPEMBEDDED-7971806
  • published14 Sept 2024
  • disclosed19 Jun 2017

Introduced: 19 Jun 2017

CVE-2018-5712  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-79  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 php-embedded to version 0:5.4.16-48.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2020:1112.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream php-embedded package and not the php-embedded package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was discovered in PHP 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. There is Reflected XSS on the PHAR 404 error page via the URI of a request for a .phar file.