7871 : PHP strip_tags() Function Filter Bypass
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2004-07-13

Time to Exploit
17 days

Description

PHP strip_tags() function contains a flaw that may allow a malicious user to conduct a cross site scripting attack. The issue is triggered when the strip_tags()function fails to strip obfuscated HTML tags. It is possible that the flaw may result in a loss of integrity.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Public
OSVDB: Web Related

Solution

Upgrade to PHP version 4.3.8 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

The PHP Group	PGP	4.0.3
		4.0.4
		4.0.5
	PHP	3.0.x
		4.0.0
		4.0.1
		4.0.2
		4.0.6
		4.1.0
		4.1.1
		4.1.2
		4.2.0
		4.2.1
		4.2.3
		4.3.0
		4.3.1
		4.3.2
		4.3.3
		4.3.4
		4.3.5
		4.3.6
		4.3.7

References

Secunia Advisory ID: 12064 12070 12073 12078 12081 12106 12113 12116 12149 12244 14167 14828 17311 17645
ISS X-Force ID: 16692
CVE ID: 2004-0595 (see also: NVD)
Related OSVDB ID: 7870
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/openserver5/507/mp/osr507mp4/osr507mp4.htm ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2005.49/SCOSA-2005.49.txt http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/index.php?id=a&anuncio=000847
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=300770
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200407-13.xml
http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:068
http://www.suse.de/de/security/2004_21_php4.html
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-07/0135.html
Other Advisory URL: http://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/debian-security-announce-2004/msg00133.html
http://security.e-matters.de/advisories/122004.html
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2005&m=slackware-security.437272
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-669
http://www.securiteam.com/unixfocus/5UP0C15DFI.html
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2004&m=slackware-security.406480
http://www4.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=HPSBUX01064
Vendor URL: http://www.php.net
RedHat RHSA: RHSA-2004:395-10 RHSA-2005:816
Keyword: SCOSA-2005.49

Tools & Filters

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Snort	15977
	2555

Credit

Stefan Esser - sefreebsd.org -

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 6.8
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2003-12-31 | Disagree?

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