CVE-2023-3823

Security issue with external entity loading in XML without enabling it

High · published August 11, 2023

CVSS v3.1
8.6
EPSS
2%
Percentile
76.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

In PHP versions 8.0.* before 8.0.30, 8.1.* before 8.1.22, and 8.2.* before 8.2.8 various XML functions rely on libxml global state to track configuration variables, like whether external entities are loaded. This state is assumed to be unchanged unless the user explicitly changes it by calling appropriate function. However, since the state is process-global, other modules - such as ImageMagick - may also use this library within the same process, and change that global state for their internal purposes, and leave it in a state where external entities loading is enabled. This can lead to the situation where external XML is parsed with external entities loaded, which can lead to disclosure of any local files accessible to PHP. This vulnerable state may persist in the same process across many requests, until the process is shut down.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.6 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01640 · 76.2th percentile
Published
2023-08-11T05:42Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 11 AUG 05:42Z
    Security issue with external entity loading in XML without enabling it
    cvelistv5