XML External Entity (XXE) Injection Affecting php7-ldap package, versions <7.4.33-150400.4.28.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.07% (30th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-SLES154-PHP7LDAP-5882273
  • published 6 Sep 2023
  • disclosed 5 Sep 2023

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.4 php7-ldap to version 7.4.33-150400.4.28.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream php7-ldap package and not the php7-ldap package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.4 relevant fixed versions and status.

In PHP versions 8.0.* before 8.0.30, 8.1.* before 8.1.22, and 8.2.* before 8.2.8 various XML functions rely on libxml global state to track configuration variables, like whether external entities are loaded. This state is assumed to be unchanged unless the user explicitly changes it by calling appropriate function. However, since the state is process-global, other modules - such as ImageMagick - may also use this library within the same process, and change that global state for their internal purposes, and leave it in a state where external entities loading is enabled. This can lead to the situation where external XML is parsed with external entities loaded, which can lead to disclosure of any local files accessible to PHP. This vulnerable state may persist in the same process across many requests, until the process is shut down.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

7.5 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    None
  • Availability (A)
    None
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SUSE

7.5 high
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Red Hat

7.5 high