CVE-2024-3096 (GCVE-0-2024-3096)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-04-29 03:42 – Updated: 2025-11-04 17:19
VLAI
Title
PHP function password_verify can erroneously return true when argument contains NUL
Summary
In PHP  version 8.1.* before 8.1.28, 8.2.* before 8.2.18, 8.3.* before 8.3.5, if a password stored with password_hash() starts with a null byte (\x00), testing a blank string as the password via password_verify() will incorrectly return true.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation
Assigner
php
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
PHP Group PHP Affected: 8.1.* , < 8.1.28 (semver)
Affected: 8.2.* , < 8.2.18 (semver)
Affected: 8.3.* , < 8.3.5 (semver)
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php_group php Affected: 8.1.0
    cpe:2.3:a:php_group:php:8.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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php_group php Affected: 8.2.0
    cpe:2.3:a:php_group:php:8.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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php_group php Affected: 8.3.0
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Date Public
2024-04-11 22:59
Credits
Eric Stern
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