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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2020-7071

🗓️ 05 Mar 2025 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus🔗 www.tenable.com👁 13 Views

Linux/Unix host has unpatched vulnerability CVE-2020-7071 in specific PHP versions affecting URL validation.

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Refs
Code
ReporterTitlePublishedViews
Family
AlpineLinux		CVE-2020-7071
15 Feb 202104:10
–alpinelinux
AlmaLinux		Moderate: php:7.4 security, bug fix, and enhancement update
9 Nov 202108:42
–almalinux
ArchLinux		[ASA-202101-9] php: insufficient validation
12 Jan 202100:00
–archlinux
AstraLinux		 Astra Linux - уязвимость в php7.3
20 May 202605:53
–astralinux
BDU FSTEC		The vulnerability of the URL function in the PHP programming language lies in insufficient validation of input data, allowing attackers to compromise the integrity of data.
6 Apr 202100:00
–bdu_fstec
CBLMariner		CVE-2020-7071 affecting package php 7.4.14-3
12 Jan 202509:15
–cbl_mariner
Tenable Nessus		CentOS 8 : php:7.4 (CESA-2021:4213)
11 Nov 202100:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		Debian DLA-2708-1 : php7.0 - LTS security update
15 Jul 202100:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		Debian dla-3833 : libapache2-mod-php7.3 - security update
18 Jun 202400:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		Debian dla-3920 : libapache2-mod-php7.4 - security update
14 Oct 202400:00
–nessus
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  - In PHP versions 7.3.x below 7.3.26, 7.4.x below 7.4.14 and 8.0.0, when validating URL with functions like
    filter_var($url, FILTER_VALIDATE_URL), PHP will accept an URL with invalid password as valid URL. This may
    lead to functions that rely on URL being valid to mis-parse the URL and produce wrong data as components
    of the URL. (CVE-2020-7071)

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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libzip-devel");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:php-bcmath");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:php-cli");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:php-common");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:php-dba");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:php-intl");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:php-json");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:php-ldap");
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  script_family(english:"Misc.");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2025 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("set_linux_os_id.nasl", "ssh_get_info2.nasl");
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if (!get_kb_item("global_settings/vendor_unpatched")) exit(0, "Unpatched Vulnerabilities Detection not active.");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/CentOS/rpm-list")) && empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list"))) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

include('linux_unpatched.inc');

var distro_constraints_array = {
  "CentOS Linux-7": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "7",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "php"},
          {"reference": "php-bcmath"},
          {"reference": "php-cli"},
          {"reference": "php-common"},
          {"reference": "php-dba"},
          {"reference": "php-devel"},
          {"reference": "php-embedded"},
          {"reference": "php-enchant"},
          {"reference": "php-fpm"},
          {"reference": "php-gd"},
          {"reference": "php-intl"},
          {"reference": "php-ldap"},
          {"reference": "php-mbstring"},
          {"reference": "php-mysql"},
          {"reference": "php-mysqlnd"},
          {"reference": "php-odbc"},
          {"reference": "php-pdo"},
          {"reference": "php-pgsql"},
          {"reference": "php-process"},
          {"reference": "php-pspell"},
          {"reference": "php-recode"},
          {"reference": "php-snmp"},
          {"reference": "php-soap"},
          {"reference": "php-xml"},
          {"reference": "php-xmlrpc"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-7": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
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      {
        "release": "7",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "php"},
          {"reference": "php-bcmath"},
          {"reference": "php-cli"},
          {"reference": "php-common"},
          {"reference": "php-dba"},
          {"reference": "php-devel"},
          {"reference": "php-embedded"},
          {"reference": "php-enchant"},
          {"reference": "php-fpm"},
          {"reference": "php-gd"},
          {"reference": "php-intl"},
          {"reference": "php-ldap"},
          {"reference": "php-mbstring"},
          {"reference": "php-mysql"},
          {"reference": "php-mysqlnd"},
          {"reference": "php-odbc"},
          {"reference": "php-pdo"},
          {"reference": "php-pgsql"},
          {"reference": "php-process"},
          {"reference": "php-pspell"},
          {"reference": "php-recode"},
          {"reference": "php-snmp"},
          {"reference": "php-soap"},
          {"reference": "php-xml"},
          {"reference": "php-xmlrpc"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "CentOS Linux-8": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "8",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "apcu-panel"},
          {"reference": "libzip"},
          {"reference": "libzip-devel"},
          {"reference": "libzip-tools"},
          {"reference": "php"},
          {"reference": "php-bcmath"},
          {"reference": "php-cli"},
          {"reference": "php-common"},
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          {"reference": "php-dbg"},
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          {"reference": "php-intl"},
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          {"reference": "php-pecl-xdebug3"},
          {"reference": "php-pecl-zip"},
          {"reference": "php-pgsql"},
          {"reference": "php-process"},
          {"reference": "php-recode"},
          {"reference": "php-snmp"},
          {"reference": "php-soap"},
          {"reference": "php-xml"},
          {"reference": "php-xmlrpc"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-8": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "8",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "apcu-panel"},
          {"reference": "libzip"},
          {"reference": "libzip-devel"},
          {"reference": "libzip-tools"},
          {"reference": "php"},
          {"reference": "php-bcmath"},
          {"reference": "php-cli"},
          {"reference": "php-common"},
          {"reference": "php-dba"},
          {"reference": "php-dbg"},
          {"reference": "php-devel"},
          {"reference": "php-embedded"},
          {"reference": "php-enchant"},
          {"reference": "php-ffi"},
          {"reference": "php-fpm"},
          {"reference": "php-gd"},
          {"reference": "php-gmp"},
          {"reference": "php-intl"},
          {"reference": "php-json"},
          {"reference": "php-ldap"},
          {"reference": "php-mbstring"},
          {"reference": "php-mysqlnd"},
          {"reference": "php-odbc"},
          {"reference": "php-opcache"},
          {"reference": "php-pdo"},
          {"reference": "php-pear"},
          {"reference": "php-pecl-apcu"},
          {"reference": "php-pecl-apcu-devel"},
          {"reference": "php-pecl-rrd"},
          {"reference": "php-pecl-xdebug"},
          {"reference": "php-pecl-xdebug3"},
          {"reference": "php-pecl-zip"},
          {"reference": "php-pgsql"},
          {"reference": "php-process"},
          {"reference": "php-recode"},
          {"reference": "php-snmp"},
          {"reference": "php-soap"},
          {"reference": "php-xml"},
          {"reference": "php-xmlrpc"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
};

var distro_constraints_values = linux_unpatched::get_distro_constraints(distro_constraints_arr:distro_constraints_array);
if (empty_or_null(distro_constraints_values)) audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
var report = linux_unpatched::check_unpatched_constraints(distro_constraints_values:distro_constraints_values);

if (!empty_or_null(report))
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
      extra      : report
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
}

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29 Sep 2025 00:00Current
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CVSS 25
CVSS 3.15.3
EPSS0.02983
unpatched vulnerabilitylinux hostphp versionsurl validationcve 2020-7071
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