CVE-2015-8935
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2015-8935 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2016-08-07 10:59:01 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC |
| Description | The sapi_header_op function in main/SAPI.c in PHP before 5.4.38, 5.5.x before 5.5.22, and 5.6.x before 5.6.6 supports deprecated line folding without considering browser compatibility, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks against Internet Explorer by leveraging (1) %0A%20 or (2) %0D%0A%20 mishandling in the header function. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.0 6.1 MEDIUM from [email protected]
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Problem Types: CWE-79 | n/a
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 6.1 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| 2.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
CVSS v3.0 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
RequiredScope
ChangedConfidentiality
LowIntegrity
LowAvailability
NoneCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
PartialAvailability
NoneAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Php | Php | 5.5.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.5.0 | alpha1 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.5.0 | alpha2 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.5.0 | alpha3 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.5.0 | alpha4 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.5.0 | alpha5 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.5.0 | alpha6 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.5.0 | beta1 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.5.0 | beta2 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.5.0 | beta3 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.5.0 | beta4 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.5.0 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.5.0 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.5.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.5.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.5.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.5.12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.5.13 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.5.14 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.5.18 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.5.19 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.5.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.5.20 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.5.21 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.5.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.5.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.5.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.5.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.5.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.5.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.5.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.6.0 | alpha1 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.6.0 | alpha2 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.6.0 | alpha3 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.6.0 | alpha4 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.6.0 | alpha5 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.6.0 | beta1 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.6.0 | beta2 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.6.0 | beta3 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.6.0 | beta4 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.6.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.6.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.6.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.6.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.6.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Update header handling to RFC 7230 · php/php-src@996faf9 · GitHub | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | github.com | Issue Tracking, Patch |
| [security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:1761-1: important: Security update | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| PHP :: Sec Bug #68978 :: XSS in header() with Internet Explorer | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugs.php.net | Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory |
| [security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:2013-1: important: Security update for | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| oss-security - CVE request for PHP bug #68978: "XSS in header() with Internet Explorer" (2015) | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | Mailing List, Patch |
| openSUSE-SU-2016:1922-1: moderate: Security update for php5 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rhn.redhat.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.