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CVE-2023-52892

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-52892 describes a vulnerability in phpseclib versions before 1.0.22, 2.0.46, and 3.0.33, where special characters in TLS certificate Subject Alternative Name fields are misinterpreted as regular expression metacharacters. This flaw can lead to name confusion during X.509 certificate host verification. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable with low attack complexity, potentially allowing an attacker to achieve high confidentiality impact without user interaction. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 1.0.0, < 1.0.22CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:phpseclib:phpseclib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 2.0.0, < 2.0.46CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:phpseclib:phpseclib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 3.0.0, < 3.0.33CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:phpseclib:phpseclib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.38%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
30.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0038 is in the 10th percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (4)

composerpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: phpseclib/phpseclibFixed in: 1.0.22
composerpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: phpseclib/phpseclibFixed in: 2.0.46
composerpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: phpseclib/phpseclibFixed in: 3.0.33
github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

composerGHSA-ff7q-6vwh-v9m4high

Name confusion in x509 Subject Alternative Name fields

Jun 28, 2024

References

github.com / phpseclib/phpseclib/commit/6cd6e8ceab9f2b55c8cd81d2192bf98cbeaf4627
Patch
github.com / phpseclib/phpseclib/issues/1943
ExploitIssue Tracking
github.com / phpseclib/phpseclib/releases/tag/3.0.33
Release Notes
github.com / x509-name-testing/name_testing_artifacts
Not Applicable