CVE-2011-3189
MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3EPSS 4.2%EU EUVD
The crypt function in PHP 5.3.7, when the MD5 hash type is used, returns the value of the salt argument instead of the hashed string, which might allow remote attackers to bypass authentication via an arbitrary password, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-2483.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 4.3 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-310
- EPSS score
- 4.2% (91th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2011-3154)
- Published
- August 25, 2011
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2011-3154 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- php / php
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Feb/msg00000.html
- http://osvdb.org/74726
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45678(Vendor Advisory)
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5130
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/23/4
- http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.3.8
- http://www.php.net/archive/2011.php#id2011-08-23-1
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=380261
- https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=55439(Exploit)
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69429
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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