Unscored severity · published Aug 25, 2011
CVE-2011-3189
The crypt function in PHP 5.3.7, when the MD5 hash type is used, returns the value of the salt argument instead of the hashed string, which might allow remote attackers to bypass…
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CVSS
4.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The crypt function in PHP 5.3.7, when the MD5 hash type is used, returns the value of the salt argument instead of the hashed string, which might allow remote attackers to bypass authentication via an arbitrary password, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-2483.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)4.2% · higher than 91% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PH
PHP · PHP
5.3.7 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-3189
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-3189
lists.apple.com
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Feb/msg00000.html
osvdb.org
http://osvdb.org/74726
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/45678
support.apple.com
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5130
www.openwall.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/23/4
www.php.net
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.3.8
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