PHP before 5.3.9 has improper libxslt security settings, which allows remote attackers to…
Priority LOW 34CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 9 fixed, 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
PHP before 5.3.9 has improper libxslt security settings, which allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files via a crafted XSLT stylesheet that uses the libxslt output extension.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03036 87th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 3 advisoriesRed Hat: 9 fixed, 1 without a fix
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 47
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 5.3.8 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.0 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.0 beta1 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.0 beta2 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.0 beta3 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.0 beta4 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.0 rc1 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.0 rc2 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.0 rc3 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.1 | Vulnerable | PHP |
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.3.8 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.0 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.0 beta1 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.0 beta2 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.0 beta3 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.0 beta4 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.0 rc2 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.0 rc3 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.1 Vulnerable ·PHP
Show 37 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.2 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.3 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.4 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.5 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1.0 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1.1 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1.2 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1.3 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1.4 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1.5 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1.6 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.2.0 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.2.1 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.2.2 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.2.3 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.2.4 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.2.5 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.2.6 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.2.7 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.2.8 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.2.9 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.2.10 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.2.11 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.2.12 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.2.13 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.2.14 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.2.15 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.2.16 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.2.17 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.3.0 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.3.1 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.3.2 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.3.3 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.3.4 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.3.5 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.3.6 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.3.7 | Vulnerable | PHP |
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.2 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.3 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.4 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.5 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.0 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.1 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.2 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.3 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.4 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.5 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.6 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.0 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.1 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.2 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.3 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.4 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.5 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.6 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.7 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.8 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.9 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.10 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.11 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.12 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.13 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.14 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.15 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.16 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.17 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3.0 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3.1 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3.2 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3.3 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3.4 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3.5 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3.6 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3.7 Vulnerable ·PHP
Remediation
Red Hat 3 advisories
- RHSA-2012:1047 Released 2012-06-27 · Red Hat rating Moderatephp53 security update
- RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) php53-5.3.3-13.el5_8, php53-5.3.3-13.el5_8.i386, php53-bcmath-5.3.3-13.el5_8 +39
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) php53-5.3.3-13.el5_8, php53-5.3.3-13.el5_8.i386, php53-5.3.3-13.el5_8.ia64 +47
- RHSA-2012:1046 Released 2012-06-27 · Red Hat rating Moderatephp security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) php-5.3.3-14.el6_3, php-bcmath-5.3.3-14.el6_3, php-cli-5.3.3-14.el6_3 +23
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) php-5.3.3-14.el6_3, php-cli-5.3.3-14.el6_3, php-common-5.3.3-14.el6_3
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) php-5.3.3-14.el6_3, php-bcmath-5.3.3-14.el6_3, php-dba-5.3.3-14.el6_3 +21
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) php-5.3.3-14.el6_3, php-cli-5.3.3-14.el6_3, php-common-5.3.3-14.el6_3 +9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) php-5.3.3-14.el6_3, php-bcmath-5.3.3-14.el6_3, php-dba-5.3.3-14.el6_3 +12
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) php-5.3.3-14.el6_3, php-cli-5.3.3-14.el6_3, php-common-5.3.3-14.el6_3 +9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) php-5.3.3-14.el6_3, php-bcmath-5.3.3-14.el6_3, php-dba-5.3.3-14.el6_3 +12
- RHSA-2012:1045 Released 2012-06-27 · Red Hat rating Moderatephp security update
- RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) php-5.1.6-39.el5_8, php-5.1.6-39.el5_8.i386, php-bcmath-5.1.6-39.el5_8 +35
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) php-5.1.6-39.el5_8, php-5.1.6-39.el5_8.i386, php-5.1.6-39.el5_8.ia64 +47
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) | Fixed | RHSA-2012:1045, RHSA-2012:1047 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) | Fixed | RHSA-2012:1045, RHSA-2012:1047 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2012:1046 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2012:1046 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2012:1046 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2012:1046 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2012:1046 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2012:1046 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2012:1046 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-0057
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g9fj-7hhm-6873
References
Other 13
- [oss-security] 20120115 Re: CVE affected for PHP 5.3.9 ?
- [oss-security] 20120113 Re: CVE affected for PHP 5.3.9 ?
- [oss-security] 20120113 Re: CVE affected for PHP 5.3.9 ?
- [oss-security] 20120117 Re: CVE affected for PHP 5.3.9 ?
- http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.3.9
- [oss-security] 20120113 Re: CVE affected for PHP 5.3.9 ?
- [oss-security] 20120114 Re: CVE affected for PHP 5.3.9 ?
- [oss-security] 20120115 Re: CVE affected for PHP 5.3.9 ?
- [oss-security] 20120113 Re: CVE affected for PHP 5.3.9 ?
- [oss-security] 20120114 Re: CVE affected for PHP 5.3.9 ?
- [oss-security] 20120114 Re: CVE affected for PHP 5.3.9 ?
- [oss-security] 20120113 CVE affected for PHP 5.3.9 ?
- [oss-security] 20120113 Re: CVE affected for PHP 5.3.9 ?
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Sources
- CVE-2012-0057 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-0057 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-g9fj-7hhm-6873 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2012-0057 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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