CVE-2020-7071
FILTER_VALIDATE_URL accepts URLs with invalid userinfo
5.3
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 7.0%
Description
In PHP versions 7.3.x below 7.3.26, 7.4.x below 7.4.14 and 8.0.0, when validating URL with functions like filter_var($url, FILTER_VALIDATE_URL), PHP will accept an URL with invalid password as valid URL. This may lead to functions that rely on URL being valid to mis-parse the URL and produce wrong data as components of the URL.
How to fix CVE-2020-7071
To remediate CVE-2020-7071, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 7.3.26 or later
- —upgrade to 7.3.26 or later
- —upgrade to 7.3.26 or later
- —upgrade to 7.4.14-1 or later
Is CVE-2020-7071 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 7.0%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (4)
- >= 7.3.0, < 7.3.26, >= 7.4.0, < 7.4.14, >= 8.0.0, < 8.0.1
- >= 7.3.0, < 7.3.26, >= 7.4.0, < 7.4.14, >= 8.0.0, < 8.0.1
- >= 7.3.0, < 7.3.26, >= 7.4.0, < 7.4.14, >= 8.0.0, < 8.0.1
- from 0, < 7.4.14-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |