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CVE-2020-7069

MEDIUM severity · CVSS 5.4 · Improper input validation
5.4CVSS MEDIUM

Summary

In PHP versions 7.2.x below 7.2.34, 7.3.x below 7.3.23 and 7.4.x below 7.4.11, when AES-CCM mode is used with openssl_encrypt() function with 12 bytes IV, only first 7 bytes of the IV is actually used. This can lead to both decreased security and incorrect encryption data.

Impact & exploitability

Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionRequired
Confidentiality impactLow
Integrity impactLow
Availability impactNone
Exploit probability (EPSS)2%

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected products we track (1)

PHP

Recommendation

Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.

Official patch: https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=79601 ↗