CVE-2009-4142
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CVE-2009-4142 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. The htmlspecialchars function in PHP before 5.2.12 does not properly handle (1) overlong UTF-8 sequences, (2) invalid Shift_JIS sequences, and (3) invalid EUC-JP sequences, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks by placing a crafted byte sequence before a special character.. EPSS estimates a 6.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
The htmlspecialchars function in PHP before 5.2.12 does not properly handle (1) overlong UTF-8 sequences, (2) invalid Shift_JIS sequences, and (3) invalid EUC-JP sequences, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks by placing a crafted byte sequence before a special character.
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Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Php | Php | <= 5.2.11 | — |
| Php | Php | 1.0 | — |
| Php | Php | 2.0 | — |
| Php | Php | 2.0b10 | — |
| Php | Php | 3.0 | — |
| Php | Php | 3.0.1 | — |
| Php | Php | 3.0.2 | — |
| Php | Php | 3.0.3 | — |
| Php | Php | 3.0.4 | — |
| Php | Php | 3.0.5 | — |
| Php | Php | 3.0.6 | — |
| Php | Php | 3.0.7 | — |
| Php | Php | 3.0.8 | — |
| Php | Php | 3.0.9 | — |
| Php | Php | 3.0.10 | — |
| Php | Php | 3.0.11 | — |
| Php | Php | 3.0.12 | — |
| Php | Php | 3.0.13 | — |
| Php | Php | 3.0.14 | — |
| Php | Php | 3.0.15 | — |
| Php | Php | 3.0.16 | — |
| Php | Php | 3.0.17 | — |
| Php | Php | 3.0.18 | — |
| Php | Php | 4 | — |
| Php | Php | 4.0 | — |
| Php | Php | 4.0.0 | — |
| Php | Php | 4.0.1 | — |
| Php | Php | 4.0.2 | — |
| Php | Php | 4.0.3 | — |
| Php | Php | 4.0.4 | — |
| Php | Php | 4.0.5 | — |
| Php | Php | 4.0.6 | — |
| Php | Php | 4.0.7 | — |
| Php | Php | 4.1.0 | — |
| Php | Php | 4.1.1 | — |
| Php | Php | 4.1.2 | — |
| Php | Php | 4.2 | — |
| Php | Php | 4.2.0 | — |
| Php | Php | 4.2.1 | — |
| Php | Php | 4.2.2 | — |
| Php | Php | 4.2.3 | — |
| Php | Php | 4.3.0 | — |
| Php | Php | 4.3.1 | — |
| Php | Php | 4.3.2 | — |
| Php | Php | 4.3.3 | — |
| Php | Php | 4.3.4 | — |
| Php | Php | 4.3.5 | — |
| Php | Php | 4.3.6 | — |
| Php | Php | 4.3.7 | — |
| Php | Php | 4.3.8 | — |
Showing 50 of 87 affected configurations. See NVD for the full list.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37821Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3593Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37821Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3593Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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