PDO::quote() may return unquoted string
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 2 fixed, 3 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In PHP versions 8.0.* before 8.0.27, 8.1.* before 8.1.15, 8.2.* before 8.2.2 when using PDO::quote() function to quote user-supplied data for SQLite, supplying an overly long string may cause the driver to incorrectly quote the data, which may further lead to SQL injection vulnerabilities.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHP Group | PHP | 8.0.x to before 8.0.27; 8.1.x to before 8.1.15; 8.2.x to before 8.2.2 | 8.0.27, 8.1.15, 8.2.2 | Patch available | CNA |
- PHP VendorPHP Group Affected 8.0.x to before 8.0.27; 8.1.x to before 8.1.15; 8.2.x to before 8.2.2 Fixed in 8.0.27, 8.1.15, 8.2.2 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA PHP (PHP Group) Fixed in 8.0.27, 8.1.15, 8.2.2
Red Hat 4 advisories
- RHSA-2023:2903 Released 2023-05-16 · Red Hat rating Moderatephp:7.4 security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) apcu-panel-5.1.18-1.module+el8.3.0+6678+b09f589e.noarch::php:7.4, libzip-1.6.1-1.module+el8.3.0+6678+b09f589e.aarch64::php:7.4, libzip-1.6.1-1.module+el8.3.0+6678+b09f589e.ppc64le::php:7.4 +47
- RHSA-2023:2417 Released 2023-05-09 · Red Hat rating Moderatephp:8.1 security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) apcu-panel-5.1.21-1.module+el9.1.0.z+15477+cb86791d.noarch::php:8.1, php-8.1.14-1.module+el9.2.0+17911+b059dfc2.aarch64::php:8.1, php-8.1.14-1.module+el9.2.0+17911+b059dfc2.ppc64le::php:8.1 +47
- RHSA-2023:0965 Released 2023-02-28 · Red Hat rating Moderatephp security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) php-8.0.27-1.el9_1, php-bcmath-8.0.27-1.el9_1, php-cli-8.0.27-1.el9_1 +22
Show 1 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2023:0848 Released 2023-02-21 · Red Hat rating Moderatephp:8.0 security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) apcu-panel-5.1.20-1.module+el8.6.0+13671+84712317.noarch::php:8.0, libzip-1.7.3-1.module+el8.6.0+13671+84712317.aarch64::php:8.0, libzip-1.7.3-1.module+el8.6.0+13671+84712317.ppc64le::php:8.0 +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 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Software Collections | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2023:0848, RHSA-2023:2903 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2023:0965, RHSA-2023:2417 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-31631
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4qmr-c42j-3wg2
References
More PHP Group vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-04260 Argument Injection in PHP-CGI KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-78794 PHP remote code execution via stale global state KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
- TI-2026-78793 Out-of-memory handling flaw in PHP allows remote code execution KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
- TI-2024-01743 Command injection via array-ish $command parameter of proc_open() CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.4
- TI-2024-10408 Reference counting in php_request_shutdown causes Use-After-Free CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
- TI-2024-05189 Command injection via array-ish $command parameter of proc_open() (bypass CVE-2024-1874 fix) CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2022-31631 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-31631 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4qmr-c42j-3wg2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-31631 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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