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PHP 5.3.7, 5.3.8 Remote File Include Vulnerability

🗓️ 12 Oct 2011 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2011 Greenbone AGType 
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PHP 'is_a()' Function Remote File Include Vulnerability. Vulnerability in PHP 5.3.7 and 5.3.

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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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.103296");
  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:"2011-10-12 15:33:11 +0200 (Wed, 12 Oct 2011)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.5");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2011-3379");

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

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

  script_name("PHP 5.3.7, 5.3.8 Remote File Include 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 remote file include vulnerability because it
  fails to properly implement the 'is_a()' function.");

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

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Exploiting this issue may allow an attacker to compromise PHP
  applications using the affected function. This may also result in a compromise of the underlying
  system. Other attacks are also possible.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"PHP versions 5.3.7 and 5.3.8.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Updates are available. Please see the references for more
  information.");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://web.archive.org/web/20111001185628/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49754");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=55475");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.byte.nl/blog/2011/09/23/security-bug-in-is_a-function-in-php-5-3-7-5-3-8/");

  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_in_range(version: version, test_version: "5.3.7", test_version2: "5.3.8")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "5.3.9", install_path: location);
  security_message(port: port, data: report);
  exit(0);
}

exit(99);

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24 Sep 2025 00:00Current
9.4High risk
Vulners AI Score9.4
CVSS 27.5
EPSS0.0501
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