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PHP End of Life (EOL) Detection - Linux

🗓️ 15 Sep 2016 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2016 Greenbone AGType 
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PHP End of Life (EOL) Detection for Linux. The PHP version on the remote host has reached the end of life (EOL) and should not be used anymore. An EOL version of PHP is not receiving any security updates from the vendor

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.105889");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"10.0");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  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:"2016-09-15 07:00:00 +0200 (Thu, 15 Sep 2016)");
  script_name("PHP End of Life (EOL) Detection - Linux");
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2016 Greenbone AG");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family("Web application abuses");
  script_dependencies("gb_php_consolidation.nasl", "os_detection.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("php/detected", "Host/runs_unixoide");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://secure.php.net/supported-versions.php");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://secure.php.net/eol.php");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The PHP version on the remote host has reached the end of life
  (EOL) and should not be used anymore.");

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

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"An EOL version of PHP is not receiving any security updates from
  the vendor. Unfixed security vulnerabilities might be leveraged by an attacker to compromise the
  security of this host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Each release branch of PHP is fully supported for two years from
  its initial stable release. During this period, bugs and security issues that have been reported
  are fixed and are released in regular point releases.

  After this two year period of active support, each branch is then supported for an additional year
  for critical security issues only. Releases during this period are made on an as-needed basis:
  there may be multiple point releases, or none, depending on the number of reports.

  Once the three years of support are completed, the branch reaches its end of life and is no longer
  supported.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update the PHP version on the remote host to a still supported
  version.");

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

  exit(0);
}

include("date_func.inc");
include("eol_product.inc");
include("eol_shared.inc");
include("list_array_func.inc");
include("host_details.inc");

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

if( ! version = get_app_version( cpe:CPE, port:port ) )
  exit( 0 );

if( ret = product_reached_eol( cpe:CPE, version:version ) ) {
  report = eol_build_message( name:"PHP",
                              cpe:CPE,
                              version:version,
                              eol_version:ret["eol_version"],
                              eol_date:ret["eol_date"],
                              eol_type:"prod" );
  security_message( port:port, data:report );
  exit( 0 );
}

exit( 99 );

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