PHP OpenID CVE-2013-4701 XML External Entity Injection Vulnerability

BID:61898

Info

PHP OpenID CVE-2013-4701 XML External Entity Injection Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 61898
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE: CVE-2013-4701
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Aug 21 2013 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 13 2015 09:33PM
Credit: Takeshi Terada and Kosuke Ebihara
Vulnerable: JanRain PHP OpenID 2.2.2
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

PHP OpenID CVE-2013-4701 XML External Entity Injection Vulnerability

PHP OpenID is prone to an XML External Entity injection vulnerability.

Attackers can exploit this issue to obtain sensitive information from local files on computers running the vulnerable application or consume excessive server resources.

PHP OpenID 2.2.2 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Exploit / POC

PHP OpenID CVE-2013-4701 XML External Entity Injection Vulnerability

An attacker can exploit this issue using a web browser.

Solution / Fix

PHP OpenID CVE-2013-4701 XML External Entity Injection Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

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