CVE-2015-8935
The sapi_header_op function in main/SAPI.c in PHP before 5.4.38, 5.5.x before 5.5.22, and 5.6.x before 5.6.6 supports deprecated line folding without considering browser compatibility, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS)…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.96%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The sapi_header_op function in main/SAPI.c in PHP before 5.4.38, 5.5.x before 5.5.22, and 5.6.x before 5.6.6 supports deprecated line folding without considering browser compatibility, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks against Internet Explorer by leveraging (1) %0A%20 or (2) %0D%0A%20 mishandling in the header function.
- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 2.96% probability · 86th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- php/php
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00004.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00025.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00003.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/20/3Mailing List, Patch
- https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=68978Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/php/php-src/commit/996faf964bba1aec06b153b370a7f20d3dd2bb8b?w=1Issue Tracking, Patch
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00004.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00025.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00003.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/20/3Mailing List, Patch
- https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=68978Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/php/php-src/commit/996faf964bba1aec06b153b370a7f20d3dd2bb8b?w=1Issue Tracking, Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.