pgsql extension does not check for errors during escaping
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service, SQL injection
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 2 fixed, 4 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-476 and CWE-89.
Summary
In PHP versions:8.1.* before 8.1.33, 8.2.* before 8.2.29, 8.3.* before 8.3.23, 8.4.* pgsql and pdo_pgsql escaping functions do not check if the underlying quoting functions returned errors. This could cause crashes if Postgres server rejects the string as invalid.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
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 | before 8.1.33; before 8.2.29; before 8.3.23; before 8.4.10 | 8.1.33, 8.2.29, 8.3.23, 8.4.10 | Patch available | CNA |
- PHP VendorPHP Group Affected before 8.1.33; before 8.2.29; before 8.3.23; before 8.4.10 Fixed in 8.1.33, 8.2.29, 8.3.23, 8.4.10 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.1.0 to before 8.1.33; 8.2.0 to before 8.2.29; 8.3.0 to before 8.3.23; 8.4.0 to before 8.4.10 | Vulnerable | PHP |
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1.0 to before 8.1.33; 8.2.0 to before 8.2.29; 8.3.0 to before 8.3.23; 8.4.0 to before 8.4.10 Vulnerable ·PHP
Remediation
- Fix · CNA PHP (PHP Group) Fixed in 8.1.33, 8.2.29, 8.3.23, 8.4.10
Red Hat 4 advisories
- RHSA-2026:2470 Released 2026-02-10 · Red Hat rating Moderatephp:7.4 security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) apcu-panel-5.1.18-1.module+el8.10.0+22485+a3539972.noarch::php:7.4, libzip-1.6.1-1.module+el8.10.0+22485+a3539972.aarch64::php:7.4, libzip-1.6.1-1.module+el8.10.0+22485+a3539972.ppc64le::php:7.4 +47
- RHSA-2026:1409 Released 2026-01-27 · Red Hat rating Importantphp:8.2 security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) apcu-panel-5.1.23-1.module+el9.4.0+20748+b46899d2.noarch::php:8.2, php-8.2.30-1.module+el9.7.0+23849+7b831f17.aarch64::php:8.2, php-8.2.30-1.module+el9.7.0+23849+7b831f17.ppc64le::php:8.2 +47
- RHSA-2026:1412 Released 2026-01-27 · Red Hat rating Importantphp:8.2 security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) apcu-panel-5.1.23-1.module+el8.10.0+20770+a5eca186.noarch::php:8.2, libzip-1.7.3-1.module+el8.10.0+20770+a5eca186.aarch64::php:8.2, libzip-1.7.3-1.module+el8.10.0+20770+a5eca186.ppc64le::php:8.2 +47
Show 1 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2025:23309 Released 2025-12-18 · Red Hat rating Moderatephp:8.3 security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) apcu-panel-5.1.23-1.module+el9.6.0+22647+1741ae35.noarch::php:8.3, php-8.3.26-1.module+el9.7.0+23549+c13c2ce3.aarch64::php:8.3, php-8.3.26-1.module+el9.7.0+23549+c13c2ce3.ppc64le::php:8.3 +47
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
PHP 8.1.33, 8.2.29 and 2 more versions
3 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 1 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2025-05892 NULL Pointer Dereference in PHP SOAP Extension via Large XML Namespace PrefixPriority MEDIUM 60
- TI-2025-01044 Null byte termination in hostnamesPriority MEDIUM 57
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:1412, RHSA-2026:2470 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:23309, RHSA-2026:1409 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-1735
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-2022-13555 PDO::quote() may return unquoted string CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2024-10408 Reference counting in php_request_shutdown causes Use-After-Free CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
Sources
- CVE-2025-1735 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-1735 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- CVE-2025-1735 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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