MEDIUM
php: XSLT file writing vulnerability
Published Feb 2, 2012
6.4
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.04%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- ≤ 5.3.8
- 5.0.0
- 5.0.0
- 5.0.0
- 5.0.0
- 5.0.0
- 5.0.0
- 5.0.0
- 5.0.0
- 5.0.1
- 5.0.2
- 5.0.3
- 5.0.4
- 5.0.5
- 5.1.0
- 5.1.1
- 5.1.2
- 5.1.3
- 5.1.4
- 5.1.5
- 5.1.6
- 5.2.0
- 5.2.1
- 5.2.2
- 5.2.3
- 5.2.4
- 5.2.5
- 5.2.6
- 5.2.7
- 5.2.8
- 5.2.9
- 5.2.10
- 5.2.11
- 5.2.12
- 5.2.13
- 5.2.14
- 5.2.15
- 5.2.16
- 5.2.17
- 5.3.0
- 5.3.1
- 5.3.2
- 5.3.3
- 5.3.4
- 5.3.5
- 5.3.6
- 5.3.7
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
php-0:5.1.6-39.el5_8
Fixed · RHSA-2012:1045
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
php53-0:5.3.3-13.el5_8
Fixed · RHSA-2012:1047
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
php-0:5.3.3-14.el6_3
Fixed · RHSA-2012:1046
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
php
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | php-0:5.1.6-39.el5_8 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:1045 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | php53-0:5.3.3-13.el5_8 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:1047 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | php-0:5.3.3-14.el6_3 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:1046 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | php | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
6.4 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
3.04% 0.03036
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03036
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.04% (0.03036) | 87.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.15% (0.03150) | 86.23th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 30, 2025 | 1.49% (0.01489) | 80.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 3.26% (0.03261) | 86.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.92% (0.04915) | 82.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.56% (0.02563) | 84.49th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.68% (0.00683) | 80.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.68% (0.00683) | 79.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.68% (0.00683) | 76.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 88.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 86.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 70.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (25)
- http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c03360041 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-03/msg00013.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-03/msg00016.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00001.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/13/10 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/13/4 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/13/5 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/13/6 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/13/7 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/14/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/14/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/14/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/15/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/15/10 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/15/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/18/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.3.9 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48668 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2399 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0057 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=54446 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=782657 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72908 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0057
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-0057
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Feb 2, 2012
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Dec 7, 2011
Link CVE-2012-0057
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a