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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2012-1172

The file-upload implementation in rfc1867.c in PHP before 5.4.0 does not properly handle invalid [ (open square bracket) characters in name values, which makes it easier for remote attackers to cause a denial of service (malformed $_FILES indexes) or…

MEDIUM 5.8EPSS 6.37%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (6.37%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

The file-upload implementation in rfc1867.c in PHP before 5.4.0 does not properly handle invalid [ (open square bracket) characters in name values, which makes it easier for remote attackers to cause a denial of service (malformed $_FILES indexes) or conduct directory traversal attacks during multi-file uploads by leveraging a script that lacks its own filename restrictions.

CVSS 2.0
5.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
EPSS
6.37% probability · 93th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-20
Affected
php/php
Source
secalert@redhat.com

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.