VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2014-4721

CVSS score2.6 LOW
EPSS probability5.87%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2014-07-06
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Description

The phpinfo implementation in ext/standard/info.c in PHP before 5.4.30 and 5.5.x before 5.5.14 does not ensure use of the string data type for the PHP_AUTH_PW, PHP_AUTH_TYPE, PHP_AUTH_USER, and PHP_SELF variables, which might allow context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory by using the integer data type with crafted values, related to a "type confusion" vulnerability, as demonstrated by reading a private SSL key in an Apache HTTP Server web-hosting environment with mod_ssl and a PHP 5.3.x mod_php.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

Primary references