CVE-2016-7125

Public Exploit

Description

ext/session/session.c in PHP before 5.6.25 and 7.x before 7.0.10 skips invalid session names in a way that triggers incorrect parsing, which allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary-type session data by leveraging control of a session name, as demonstrated by object injection.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.92% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-7.php release notes
https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=72681 issue tracking exploit
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-22 vendor advisory
https://github.com/php/php-src/commit/8763c6090d627d8bb0ee1d030c30e58f406be9ce?w=1 issue tracking patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036680 vdb entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.html vendor advisory
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php release notes
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-19
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/02/9 mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92552 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-7125?
CVE-2016-7125 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-7125?
To fix CVE-2016-7125, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-7125 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-7125 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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