Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting php-pspell package, versions <0:5.4.16-48.el7
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- published26 Jul 2021
- disclosed19 Jun 2017
Introduced: 19 Jun 2017
CVE-2018-5712 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:7 php-pspell 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-pspell package and not the php-pspell 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.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102742
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104020
- http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
- http://php.net/ChangeLog-7.php
- https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=74782
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-5712
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00025.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1112
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040363
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3566-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3600-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3600-2/