XXE in Php
CVE-2015-8866
ext/libxml/libxml.c in PHP before 5.5.22 and 5.6.x before 5.6.6, when PHP-FPM is used, does not isolate each thread from libxml_disable_entity_loader changes in other threads, which allows remote attackers to conduct XML External Entity (X…
Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)
EPSS: 0.035 (87.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.6 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Php
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 12.04, 14.04, 15.10
- Opensuse Leap — versions 42.1
- Opensuse — versions 13.2
- Suse Linux_enterprise_module_for_web_scripting — versions 12
- Suse Linux_enterprise_software_development_kit — versions 12
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- USN-2952-1 (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- RHSA-2016:2750 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- USN-2952-2 (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Patch, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- 87470 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1274 (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- SUSE-SU-2016:1277 (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-8866?
- CVE-2015-8866 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Php, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 9.6/10. Published 2016-05-22.
- How severe is CVE-2015-8866?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.6 out of 10.