CVE-2012-0057

Summary

CVECVE-2012-0057
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-02-02 00:55:01 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionPHP before 5.3.9 has improper libxslt security settings, which allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files via a crafted XSLT stylesheet that uses the libxslt output extension.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.4 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Php Php 5.0.0 All All All
Application Php Php 5.0.0 beta1 All All
Application Php Php 5.0.0 beta2 All All
Application Php Php 5.0.0 beta3 All All
Application Php Php 5.0.0 beta4 All All
Application Php Php 5.0.0 rc1 All All
Application Php Php 5.0.0 rc2 All All
Application Php Php 5.0.0 rc3 All All
Application Php Php 5.0.1 All All All
Application Php Php 5.0.2 All All All
Application Php Php 5.0.3 All All All
Application Php Php 5.0.4 All All All
Application Php Php 5.0.5 All All All
Application Php Php 5.1.0 All All All
Application Php Php 5.1.1 All All All
Application Php Php 5.1.2 All All All
Application Php Php 5.1.3 All All All
Application Php Php 5.1.4 All All All
Application Php Php 5.1.5 All All All
Application Php Php 5.1.6 All All All
Application Php Php 5.2.0 All All All
Application Php Php 5.2.1 All All All
Application Php Php 5.2.10 All All All
Application Php Php 5.2.11 All All All
Application Php Php 5.2.12 All All All
Application Php Php 5.2.13 All All All
Application Php Php 5.2.14 All All All
Application Php Php 5.2.15 All All All
Application Php Php 5.2.16 All All All
Application Php Php 5.2.17 All All All
Application Php Php 5.2.2 All All All
Application Php Php 5.2.3 All All All
Application Php Php 5.2.4 All All All
Application Php Php 5.2.5 All All All
Application Php Php 5.2.6 All All All
Application Php Php 5.2.7 All All All
Application Php Php 5.2.8 All All All
Application Php Php 5.2.9 All All All
Application Php Php 5.3.0 All All All
Application Php Php 5.3.1 All All All
Application Php Php 5.3.2 All All All
Application Php Php 5.3.3 All All All
Application Php Php 5.3.4 All All All
Application Php Php 5.3.5 All All All
Application Php Php 5.3.6 All All All
Application Php Php 5.3.7 All All All
Application Php Php All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
PHP: PHP 5 ChangeLog af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 php.net
oss-security - Re: CVE affected for PHP 5.3.9 ? af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com
HPSBMU02786 SSRT100877 rev.2 - HP System Management Homepage (SMH) Running on Linux, Windows, and VMware ESX, Remote Unauthorized Access, Disclosure of Information, Data Modification, Denial of Service (DoS), Execution of Arbitrary Code - c03360041 - HP Business Support Center af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 h20000.www2.hp.com
oss-security - Re: CVE affected for PHP 5.3.9 ? af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2012:0411-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
oss-security - Re: CVE affected for PHP 5.3.9 ? af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com
oss-security - Re: CVE affected for PHP 5.3.9 ? af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2399-2 php5 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
oss-security - Re: CVE affected for PHP 5.3.9 ? af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com
oss-security - Re: CVE affected for PHP 5.3.9 ? af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com
oss-security - Re: CVE affected for PHP 5.3.9 ? af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com
Security Alerts - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
oss-security - Re: CVE affected for PHP 5.3.9 ? af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com
oss-security - Re: CVE affected for PHP 5.3.9 ? af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2012:0426-1: important: update for php5 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
oss-security - Re: CVE affected for PHP 5.3.9 ? af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com
oss-security - Re: CVE affected for PHP 5.3.9 ? af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com
PHP :: Bug #54446 :: Arbitrary file creation via libxslt 'output' extension af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.php.net Patch, Vendor Advisory
oss-security - CVE affected for PHP 5.3.9 ? af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2012:0472-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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