High severity · published Sep 12, 2016
CVE-2016-7125
ext/session/session.c in PHP before 5.6.25 and 7.x before 7.0.10 skips invalid session names in a way that triggers incorrect parsing, which allows remote attackers to inject…
7.5
CVSS
5.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
ext/session/session.c in PHP before 5.6.25 and 7.x before 7.0.10 skips invalid session names in a way that triggers incorrect parsing, which allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary-type session data by leveraging control of a session name, as demonstrated by object injection.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)5.8% · higher than 93% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PH
PHP · PHP
through 5.6.24; 7.0.0; 7.0.1; 7.0.2; 7.0.3; 7.0.4; +5 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7125
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7125
Mailing List
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/02/9
rhn.redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.html
Release Notes
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
Release Notes
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-7.php
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92552
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036680
More from PHP
9.8
CVE-2026-109618
RCE via OOM corruption
9.8
CVE-2024-4577
Argument Injection in PHP-CGI
9.8
CVE-2019-11043
Underflow in PHP-FPM can lead to RCE
9.8
CVE-2016-10033
The mailSend function in the isMail transport in PHPMailer before 5.2.18 might allow remote attackers to pass extra parameters to the mail command and consequently execute…
9.8
CVE-2012-1823
PHP-CGI Query String Parameter Vulnerability