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Full vulnerability report · 2019
CVE-2019-9020High confidence

An issue was discovered in PHP before 5.6.40, 7.x before 7.1.26, 7.2.x before 7.2.14, and 7.3.x before 7.3.1

Unknown · Unknown

9.8CriticalCVSS 3.0
Recommended action
Within 72 hours

Critical technical impact with a remotely reachable, unauthenticated path and a public exploit reference; no CISA KEV confirmation is currently recorded.

Patch available
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Operational reassessment

Published severity in operational context

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Published severityCriticalOperational priority:Critical, unchanged from published severity.unchanged

Evidence used

  • No CISA KEV confirmation is currently recorded.
  • A structured source references public exploit or proof-of-concept material.
  • The selected CVSS metric records a network-reachable, unauthenticated path with no user interaction.
  • EPSS is 10.06% for the current model date.

Compensating controls

  • Validate the affected product branch and deploy the verified fixed release.
  • Restrict the affected network interface to trusted sources where business-safe.
  • Increase monitoring for the attack path and post-exploitation behaviour described in the report.

Verification

  1. Confirm that the asset runs Unknown Unknown and falls inside the recorded affected range.
  2. Verify the installed build against the product-specific fixed version after deployment.
  3. Validate exposure, authentication requirements and compensating controls in the actual environment.
  4. Reopen this reassessment when CVSS, KEV, EPSS, exploit evidence or remediation changes.
Mitigation target: Within 3 daysRemediation target: Within 90 days

This automated reassessment organises public evidence. It does not know asset exposure, business impact or control effectiveness and does not replace CVSS or a human risk decision.

Optional official sources

National CERT insights
?CERT means Computer Emergency Response Team; CSIRT is the closely related term Computer Security Incident Response Team.

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Official European source

ENISA European Vulnerability Database

Official EUVD identifiers, advisory evidence and known-exploited context. Missing fields are not treated as evidence of low risk.

1 current
ENISA EUVD identifier

EUVD-2019-18407

No EUVD known-exploited evidence

ENISA has published the identifier mapping but no EUVD description has been stored yet.

EUVD state
Present in the current official mapping
Known exploitation
Not present in the current ENISA EUVD known-exploited dataset. This is not proof of no exploitation.
ENISA score
Not supplied in the stored EUVD record
Advisory evidence
No linked advisory details stored yet
Recommended actionWithin 72 hours

Critical technical impact with a remotely reachable, unauthenticated path and a public exploit reference; no CISA KEV confirmation is currently recorded.

Patch available
01

What, why and how

An issue was discovered in PHP before 5.6.40, 7.x before 7.1.26, 7.2.x before 7.2.14, and 7.3.x before 7.3.1. Invalid input to the function xmlrpc_decode() can lead to an invalid memory access (heap out of bounds read or read after free). This is related to xml_elem_parse_buf in ext/xmlrpc/libxmlrpc/xml_element.c.

What

An issue was discovered in PHP before 5.6.40, 7.x before 7.1.26, 7.2.x before 7.2.14, and 7.3.x before 7.3.1. Invalid input to the function xmlrpc_decode() can lead to an invalid memory access (heap out of bounds read or read after free). This is related to xml_elem_parse_buf in ext/xmlrpc/libxmlrpc/xml_element.c.

Why

The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

How

An attacker operating through a network path may attempt exploitation without authentication or user interaction. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

What

An issue was discovered in PHP before 5.6.40, 7.x before 7.1.26, 7.2.x before 7.2.14, and 7.3.x before 7.3.1. Invalid input to the function xmlrpc_decode() can lead to an invalid memory access (heap out of bounds read or read after free). This is related to xml_elem_parse_buf in ext/xmlrpc/libxmlrpc/xml_element.c.

Why

The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

How

An attacker operating through a network path may attempt exploitation without authentication or user interaction. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

02

Exploit reality and attack path

CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.

Observed exploitation
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
No confirmed evidence

No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.

Public PoC / exploit material
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
Reference recorded

A structured CVE source labels at least one public reference as exploit material. BlackTree has not independently validated that it is safe, reliable or weaponised.

Likely attack path
a network path → Out-of-bounds Read → cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor
Attack surface
Network
Privileges required
None: unauthenticated exploitation is possible
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
Security boundary
Unchanged: impact remains within the vulnerable component's security authority
Weakness
?CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness.
CWE-125 ↗

CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

CVSS vector
?CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Common Vulnerability Scoring System 3.0: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.

AVNetworkAttack vector: The vulnerable component can be reached over a network.ACLowAttack complexity: No specialised conditions are required beyond attacker-controlled input.PRNonePrivileges required: The attacker does not need an account or existing privileges.UINoneUser interaction: No action by another user is required.SUnchangedScope: The security impact remains within the vulnerable component's authority.CHighConfidentiality impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.IHighIntegrity impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.AHighAvailability impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.
Post-exploitation / living off the land
No specific living-off-the-land technique is confirmed in the structured sources. Monitor normal administration tools for activity inconsistent with the affected service's baseline.
NetworkUnauthenticatedCWE-125Public exploit reference
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Official authority intelligence

Only matched European and national findings are included. Language selectors and unavailable sources are omitted.

CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2025-AVI-0106Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM

d?id=CVE-2017-15010 Référence CVE CVE-2018-20346 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-20346 Référence CVE CVE-2018-20505 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-20505 Référence CVE CVE-2018-20506 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-20506 Référence CVE CVE-2019-12900 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-12900 Référence CVE CVE-2019-16869 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-16869 Référence CVE CVE-2019-20444 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-20444 Référence CVE CVE-2019-20445 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-20445 Référence CVE CVE-2019-20478 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-20478 Référence CVE CVE-2019-9020 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-9020 Référence CVE CVE-2019-9021 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-9021 Référence CVE CVE-2019-9023 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-9023 Référence CVE CVE-2019-9638 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-9638 Référence CVE CVE-2019-9639 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-9639 Référence CVE CVE-2019-9641 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-9641 Référence CVE CVE-2020-20703 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-20703 Référence CVE CVE-2020-21469 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-21469 Référence CVE CVE-2021-21290 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-21

Official advisory ↗
JVN iPedia · Japanese · JVNDB-2019-002019PHP における境界外読み取りに関する脆弱性

PHP には、境界外読み取りに関する脆弱性、および解放済みメモリの使用に関する脆弱性が存在します。

Official advisory ↗
KISA KrCERT/CC · Korean · KNVD-5052PHP 다중 취약점 보안 업데이트 권고

#### PHP 다중 취약점 보안 업데이트 권고 2019.09.11 ##### □ 개요 o PHP Group은 다수의 보안 취약점을 해결한 보안 업데이트 발표 [1] o 공격자는 해당 취약점을 이용하여 임의코드 실행 등 피해를 발생시킬 수 있으므로, 해당 제품을 사용하는 이용자들은 최신 버전으로 업데이트 권고 ##### □ 주요 내용 o PHP의 특정 함수의 입력값 검증 미흡으로 정보노출 및 use-after-free 취약점 발생(CVE-2019-13224) o PHP의 특정 함수에서 파일 검증 미흡으로 발생하는 정보노출 취약점(CVE-2019-11040 외 다중 취약점) o PHP의 특정 함수에서 MIME 헤더를 파싱 시 오버플로우 발생으로 정보노출 가능 취약점(CVE-2019-11039) o PHP의 특정 함수를 통해 메모리에 저장된 값을 읽고 쓰기가 가능한 취약점(CVE-2019-9025) o PHP의 특정 함수에서 입력값 검증이 미흡하여 임의의 메모리 주소에 접근 가능한 취약점(CVE-2019-9020) ##### □ 영향을 받는 제품 o PHP 7.1 ~ 7.1.32 이전 버전 o PHP 7.2 ~ 7.2.22 이전 버전 o PHP 7.3 ~ 7.3.9 이전 버전 ##### □ 해결 방안 o PHP 공식 홈페이지를 참고하여 최신 버전으로 업데이트 수행 [2] - PHP 7.1.32 버전 - PHP 7.2.22 버전 - PHP 7.3.9 버전 ##### □ 기타 문의사항 o 한국인터넷진흥원 인터넷침해대응센터: 국번없이 118 [참고사이트] [1] https://www.php.net/ChangeLog-7.php [2] https://www.php.net/downloads.php

Official advisory ↗
03

Patch and workaround

Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.

Status
?Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Patch available
Affected
n/a
Fixed
An authoritative update reference is available, but the fixed version is not recorded in the structured CVE fields. Check the linked vendor advisory for the applicable release.
Action
Review the linked authoritative reference and apply the recorded fixed release appropriate to the affected product branch.
Workaround
No verified workaround is recorded. If business-safe, reduce exposure to the affected interface and allow only trusted sources until authoritative guidance is available.
04

Evidence and provenance

Published 22 Feb 2019 · Last source change 4 Aug 2024, 21:31 UTC · CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds Read

CVE recordCVE.org · 5.1
CVSS sourceNIST NVD
EPSS source
?The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.
FIRST · tracked since 2026-09-01
European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2019-18407
Product sourceUnavailable
Remediation sourceCVE/CNA references
CWE sourceNIST NVD
NVD statusNVD modified after enrichment

Missing structured fields: affected product. Missing data is not evidence of low risk; review the primary advisory.

Material change intelligence

What changed after publication

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  1. ENISA EUVD mappingEUVD-2019-18407 was added to the official ENISA EUVD mapping for this CVE.
    Before
    not recorded
    After
    {"euvdId":"EUVD-2019-18407"}
    ENISA EUVD ↗
  2. Vendor guidanceAuthoritative vendor guidance changed: added patch: bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=77242; added remediation: bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=77242; removed vendor advisory: access.redhat.com/RHSA-2019:2519; removed vendor advisory: access.redhat.com/RHSA-2019:3299; 1 further additions; 7 further removals.
    Before
    vendor advisory: access.redhat.com/RHSA-2019:2519 · vendor advisory: access.redhat.com/RHSA-2019:3299 · vendor advisory: debian.org/dsa-4398 · 6 more references
    After
    patch: bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=77242 · remediation: bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=77242 · vendor advisory: bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=77249
    bugs.php.net ↗
  3. Affected versionsThe structured affected or fixed version information changed.
    Before
    n/a · Fixed: No fixed version is explicitly recorded in the structured CVE data.
    After
    n/a · Fixed: An authoritative update reference is available, but the fixed version is not recorded in the structured CVE fields. Check the linked vendor advisory for the applicable release.
    CNA ↗
  4. Remediation statusRemediation status changed from Awaiting fix to Patch available.
    Before
    Awaiting fix
    After
    Patch available
    bugs.php.net ↗
  5. Public exploit evidencePublic exploit evidence changed from No public exploit to Public exploit reference.
    Before
    No public exploit
    After
    Public exploit reference
    bugs.php.net ↗
  6. SeveritySeverity changed from Unknown to Critical.
    Before
    Unknown
    After
    Critical
    NIST NVD ↗
  7. CVSS scoreCVSS score changed from not recorded to 9.8 (CVSS 3.0 · NIST NVD · CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
    Before
    not recorded
    After
    9.8 (CVSS 3.0 · NIST NVD · CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
    NIST NVD ↗
  8. Catalogue recordCVE added to the BlackTree catalogue.
    CNA ↗
Material fields only · duplicate refreshes suppressed · history retained for the configured operational retention period
CVE published
Fixed release or patch reference recorded
ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2019-18407↗Public exploit reference↗Public exploit reference↗Official CVE record (CNA and ADP data)↗NVD record↗
Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE
Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA
CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT
A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC
Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF
Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL
Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.
Free version - for non-commercial use only.CVE-2019-9020 · cve.blacktree.nl