SB2021032940 - Code Injection in PHP



SB2021032940 - Code Injection in PHP

Published: March 29, 2021 Updated: June 11, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2021032940
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Code Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2007-4596)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

The perl extension in PHP does not follow safe_mode restrictions, which allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via the Perl eval function. NOTE: this might only be a vulnerability in limited environments.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.