Bug 2229396 (CVE-2023-3823)

Summary: CVE-2023-3823 php: XML loading external entity without being enabled
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: Nick Tait <ntait>
Component: vulnerabilityAssignee: Nobody <nobody>
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Version: unspecifiedCC: hhorak, jorton, nboldt, rcollet, scorneli
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OS: Linux   
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Fixed In Version: php 8.2.9, php 8.1.22, php 8.0.30 Doc Type: If docs needed, set a value
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A flaw was found in PHP due to inadequate validation of user-supplied XML input. By leveraging specially crafted XML code, a remote attacker could obtain sensitive information by viewing the contents of arbitrary files on the system or initiating requests to external systems. This issue may allow unauthorized access to sensitive data and the potential for network scanning of internal and external infrastructure.
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Bug Depends On: 2230105, 2230106, 2230107, 2242315, 2258406    
Bug Blocks: 2229397    

Description Nick Tait 2023-08-05 16:16:25 UTC
https://www.php.net/ChangeLog-8.php#8.0.30

    Libxml:
        Fixed bug GHSA-3qrf-m4j2-pcrr (Security issue with external entity loading in XML without enabling it). (CVE-2023-3823)

Comment 1 msiddiqu 2023-08-07 07:01:58 UTC
Nick, Could you please raise triage trackers for this?

Comment 5 msiddiqu 2023-10-05 14:28:52 UTC
Created php tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 2242315]

Comment 11 errata-xmlrpc 2023-10-19 13:15:00 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Via RHSA-2023:5926 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5926

Comment 12 errata-xmlrpc 2023-10-19 13:24:34 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Via RHSA-2023:5927 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5927

Comment 15 errata-xmlrpc 2024-01-24 10:53:37 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Via RHSA-2024:0387 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0387