CVEvulnerability
CVE-2023-3823
7.5 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2023-08-11
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 8.6 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 7.5 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-611
Description
In PHP versions 8.0.* before 8.0.30, 8.1.* before 8.1.22, and 8.2.* before 8.2.8 various XML functions rely on libxml global state to track configuration variables, like whether external entities are loaded. This state is assumed to be unchanged unless the user explicitly changes it by calling appropriate function. However, since the state is process-global, other modules - such as ImageMagick - may also use this library within the same process, and change that global state for their internal purposes, and leave it in a state where external entities loading is enabled. This can lead to the situation where external XML is parsed with external entities loaded, which can lead to disclosure of any local files accessible to PHP. This vulnerable state may persist in the same process across many requests, until the process is shut down.
Affected configurations
• php php (>= 8.0.0 < 8.0.30)
• php php (>= 8.1.0 < 8.1.22)
• php php (>= 8.2.0 < 8.2.9)
• fedoraproject fedora 38
• debian debian linux 10.0
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference weakness
References
- https://github.com/php/php-src/security/advisories/GHSA-3qrf-m4j2-pcrr Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00002.html Mailing List
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/7NBF77WN6DTVTY2RE73IGPYD6M4PIAWA/ Mailing List
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230825-0001/ Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/php/php-src/security/advisories/GHSA-3qrf-m4j2-pcrr Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00002.html Mailing List
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/7NBF77WN6DTVTY2RE73IGPYD6M4PIAWA/ Mailing List
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230825-0001/ Third Party Advisory