Description

ext/libxml/libxml.c in PHP before 5.5.22 and 5.6.x before 5.6.6, when PHP-FPM is used, does not isolate each thread from libxml_disable_entity_loader changes in other threads, which allows remote attackers to conduct XML External Entity (XXE) and XML Entity Expansion (XEE) attacks via a crafted XML document, a related issue to CVE-2015-5161.

Remediation

References

CVE-2015-8866

Related Vulnerabilities

WordPress Plugin User Rights Access Manager Security Bypass (1.0.3)

PHP Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') Vulnerability (CVE-2008-2665)

Apache Tomcat Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') Vulnerability (CVE-2013-4444)

WordPress Plugin Participants Database Cross-Site Scripting (1.7.5.9)

WordPress Plugin qTranslate Cross-Site Request Forgery (2.5.34)

Severity

Critical

Classification

CVE-2015-8866 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Tags

Missing Update Known Vulnerabilities