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CVE-2005-3388PHP Vulnerability

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the phpinfo function in PHP 4.x up to 4.4.0 and 5.x up to 5.0.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URL with a "stacked array assignment."

Published Oct 31, 2005 · Updated Aug 7, 2024

Key Facts

Routine patching
  • CVE-2005-3388 is a medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 4.3 v2) affecting PHP, php7-bcmath (suse), php7-bz2 (suse) and 22 more products.
  • It is not listed in any known-exploited vulnerabilities catalog. Public exploit code is available.
  • EPSS estimates a 49% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
  • Fixed versions are available, including PHP 0:4.3.9-3.9, php7 7.4.24-1.1, php7-bcmath 7.4.24-1.1.
  • Brandefense priority: routine patching, as no exploitation is known and its severity is moderate or low.

Scores

CVSS v2

4.3

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

EPSS (30-day exploit likelihood)

49%

Higher than 98.8% of all scored CVEs

Exploit maturity

Proof of concept

ATLAS score

40/100

Publication score, see How it works

Exploitation Verdict

KEV listed

Not listed

Federal due date

None

No federal due date

Ransomware use

Not reported

Attributed actors

None named

Exploit & Defence Guidance

Exploit maturity

Proof of concept

Public exploit code

1

Proof-of-concept links

In-the-wild evidence

0

Reports of active use

Advisories And Exploit References

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the phpinfo function in PHP 4.x up to 4.4.0 and 5.x up to 5.0.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URL with a "stacked array assignment."

Affected Products

145 affected entries in total
ProductAffected versionsFixed in
PHPPHP4.0.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.1-patch1, 4.0.1-patch2, 4.0.2, 4.0.3, 4.0.3-patch1, 4.0.40:4.3.9-3.9
php7-bcmathsuseSee advisory7.4.24-1.1
php7-bz2suseSee advisory7.4.24-1.1
php7-calendarsuseSee advisory7.4.24-1.1
php7-clisuseSee advisory7.4.24-1.1
20 more affected products in the full CVE brief

Patched Releases

PHP

0:4.3.9-3.9

php7

7.4.24-1.1

php7-bcmath

7.4.24-1.1

php7-bz2

7.4.24-1.1

php7-calendar

7.4.24-1.1

php7-cli

7.4.24-1.1

php7-ctype

7.4.24-1.1

php7-curl

7.4.24-1.1

php7-dba

7.4.24-1.1

php7-devel

7.4.24-1.1

php7-dom

7.4.24-1.1

php7-enchant

7.4.24-1.1

php7-exif

7.4.24-1.1

php7-fileinfo

7.4.24-1.1

php7-ftp

7.4.24-1.1

php7-gd

7.4.24-1.1

php7-gettext

7.4.24-1.1

php7-gmp

7.4.24-1.1

php7-iconv

7.4.24-1.1

php7-intl

7.4.24-1.1

php7-json

7.4.24-1.1

php7-ldap

7.4.24-1.1

php7-mbstring

7.4.24-1.1

php7-mysql

7.4.24-1.1

php7-odbc

7.4.24-1.1

Timeline

  1. Publicly disclosed

    Oct 31, 2005

  2. Last updated

    Aug 7, 2024

References

15 more references in the full CVE brief

FAQ

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