PHP OpenID Library Denial of Service vulnerability
Impact
Auth/Yadis/XML.php in PHP OpenID Library 2.2.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files, send HTTP requests to intranet servers, or cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via XRDS data containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.
Source excerpt · OSVAffected packages
Start with the recorded fix for your release branch. Check your installed version and test compatibility before upgrading. Fixing this advisory does not rule out other vulnerabilities in the release.
| Affected range | Recorded fix |
|---|---|
| Earlier releases before 2.3.0Ecosystem versions | 2.3.0 |
Version evidence: OSV · GHSA-5qp6-78pr-gv8c
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| Affected range | Recorded fix |
|---|---|
| From 6.2.0 before 6.2.6Ecosystem versions | 6.2.6 |
Version evidence: OSV · GHSA-5qp6-78pr-gv8c
View original version evidence (6 explicit versions)
Original source description
Auth/Yadis/XML.php in PHP OpenID Library 2.2.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files, send HTTP requests to intranet servers, or cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via XRDS data containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.
References
- Security advisory nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4701
- Patch github.com/openid/php-openid/commit/625c16bb28bb120d262b3f19f89c2c06cb9b0da9
- Security advisory github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/openid/php-openid/CVE-2013-4701.yaml
- Security advisory github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/typo3/cms/CVE-2013-4701.yaml
- Source reference github.com/openid/php-openid
- Security advisory typo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-core-sa-2014-002
- Source reference jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN24713981/index.html
- Source reference jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2013-000080
- Security advisory lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00028.html
- Source reference lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00083.html