CVE-2014-3622

CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: February 19, 2020 at 12:46 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:08 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorPHP

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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the add_post_var function in the Posthandler component in PHP 5.6.x before 5.6.1 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging a third-party filter extension that accesses a certain ksep value.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

PHP· PHPdrupal
95%
5.6 ≤ v < 5.6.1
Affected range stops below 5.6.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (3)

x_refsource_MISCx_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory
http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
x_refsource_MISCExploitVendor Advisory
https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=68088
x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1151423

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-416

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