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PHP 5.x < 5.3.4 Improper Input Validation Vulnerability

🗓️ 10 Nov 2010 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2010 Greenbone AGType 
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PHP 'xml_utf8_decode()' input validation vulnerability. Versions prior to PHP 5.3.4 are affected. Updates are available

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2010 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

CPE = "cpe:/a:php:php";

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.100901");
  script_version("2025-09-24T05:39:03+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-09-24 05:39:03 +0000 (Wed, 24 Sep 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2010-11-10 13:18:12 +0100 (Wed, 10 Nov 2010)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"6.8");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2010-3870");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_banner_unreliable");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");

  script_name("PHP 5.x < 5.3.4 Improper Input Validation Vulnerability");

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);

  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2010 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Web application abuses");
  script_dependencies("gb_php_consolidation.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("php/detected");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"PHP is prone to an improper input validation vulnerability.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Exploiting this issue can allow attackers to provide unexpected
  input and possibly bypass input-validation protection mechanisms. This can aid in further attacks
  that may utilize crafted user-supplied input.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"PHP versions 5.x prior to 5.3.4.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to version 5.3.4 or later.");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44605");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=48230");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=49687");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://svn.php.net/viewvc?view=revision&revision=304959");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.security.oss.general/3684");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.mandriva.com/en/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:224");

  exit(0);
}

include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");

if (isnull(port = get_app_port(cpe: CPE)))
  exit(0);

if (!infos = get_app_version_and_location(cpe: CPE, port: port, exit_no_version: TRUE))
  exit(0);

version = infos["version"];
location = infos["location"];

if (version_in_range(version: version, test_version: "5.0.0", test_version2: "5.3.3")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "5.3.4", install_path: location);
  security_message(port: port, data: report);
  exit(0);
}

exit(99);

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24 Sep 2025 00:00Current
6.5Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.5
CVSS 26.8
EPSS0.11281
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