CVE-2018-10547 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 6.1 Published Updated

Reflected XSS in PHP PHAR error pages allows attackers to execute arbitrary scripts in victim browsers via crafted .phar requests.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2018-10547?

CVE-2018-10547 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 29 Apr 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

An issue was discovered in ext/phar/phar_object.c in PHP before 5.6.36, 7.0.x before 7.0.30, 7.1.x before 7.1.17, and 7.2.x before 7.2.5. There is Reflected XSS on the PHAR 403 and 404 error pages via request data of a request for a .phar file. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2018-5712.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-10547?

It affects 4 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Netapp Storage Automation Store, Php Php.

How do I fix CVE-2018-10547?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2018-10547 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-10547 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Canonical Ubuntu Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2018-10547, GHSA-phvf-v525-xwq3, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-10547.

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