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PHP 5.3.7 Cryptographic Vulnerability

🗓️ 25 Aug 2011 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2011 Greenbone AGType 
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PHP crypt() returns only the salt for MD5. PHP version 5.3.7 is vulnerable

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.103225");
  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:"2011-08-25 15:23:29 +0200 (Thu, 25 Aug 2011)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"4.3");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2011-3189");

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

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

  script_name("PHP 5.3.7 Cryptographic Vulnerability");

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);

  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2011 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 a cryptographic vulnerability.");

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

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The crypt function in PHP 5.3.7, when the MD5 hash type is
  used, returns the value of the salt argument instead of the hashed string.");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"The vulnerability might allow remote attackers to bypass
  authentication via an arbitrary password.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"PHP version 5.3.7 only.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to version 5.3.8 or later.");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/PHP-users-warned-not-to-upgrade-to-5-3-7-1327427.html");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.php.net/archive/2011.php#id2011-08-22-1");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.3.8");

  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_is_equal(version: version, test_version: "5.3.7")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "5.3.8", install_path: location);
  security_message(port: port, data: report);
  exit(0);
}

exit(99);

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24 Sep 2025 00:00Current
6.7Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.7
CVSS 24.3
EPSS0.04205
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