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CVE-2016-7125

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')

Published: Sep 12, 2016 | Modified: Apr 12, 2025
CVSS 3.x
7.5
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVSS 2.x
5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
RedHat/V2
4.3 MODERATE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
RedHat/V3
7.5 MODERATE
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Ubuntu
LOW
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7125
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/74.html

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.

Weakness

The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify how it is parsed or interpreted when it is sent to a downstream component.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
PhpPhp*5.6.24 (including)
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6RedHatrh-php56-0:2.3-1.el6*
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6RedHatrh-php56-php-0:5.6.25-1.el6*
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6RedHatrh-php56-php-pear-1:1.9.5-4.el6*
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 EUSRedHatrh-php56-0:2.3-1.el6*
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 EUSRedHatrh-php56-php-0:5.6.25-1.el6*
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 EUSRedHatrh-php56-php-pear-1:1.9.5-4.el6*
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7RedHatrh-php56-0:2.3-1.el7*
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7RedHatrh-php56-php-0:5.6.25-1.el7*
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7RedHatrh-php56-php-pear-1:1.9.5-4.el7*
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 EUSRedHatrh-php56-0:2.3-1.el7*
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 EUSRedHatrh-php56-php-0:5.6.25-1.el7*
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 EUSRedHatrh-php56-php-pear-1:1.9.5-4.el7*
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 EUSRedHatrh-php56-0:2.3-1.el7*
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 EUSRedHatrh-php56-php-0:5.6.25-1.el7*
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 EUSRedHatrh-php56-php-pear-1:1.9.5-4.el7*
Php5Ubuntuesm-infra-legacy/trusty*
Php5Ubuntuprecise*
Php5Ubuntutrusty*
Php5Ubuntutrusty/esm*
Php5Ubuntuupstream*
Php7.0Ubuntudevel*
Php7.0Ubuntuesm-infra/xenial*
Php7.0Ubuntuupstream*
Php7.0Ubuntuxenial*

Potential Mitigations

References

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