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CVE-2012-0057

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-0057 describes a vulnerability in PHP versions prior to 5.3.9, where improper libxslt security settings allow remote attackers to create arbitrary files. This is achieved through a crafted XSLT stylesheet utilizing the libxslt output extension. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.4, indicating a medium severity with low attack complexity and potential for partial confidentiality and integrity impact. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 5.3.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.4MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
4.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.15%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
86.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0315 is in the 81st percentile among its peer group of 23,701 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

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

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (4)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: php-0:5.1.6-39.el5_8
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: php53-0:5.3.3-13.el5_8
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: php-0:5.3.3-14.el6_3
View patch
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: php

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2012-0057Moderate

php: XSLT file writing vulnerability

Jan 11, 2012

References

h20000.www2.hp.com / bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2012-03/msg00013.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2012-03/msg00016.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00001.html
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/01/13/10
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/01/13/4
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/01/13/5
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/01/13/6
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/01/13/7
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/01/14/1
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/01/14/2
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/01/14/3
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/01/15/1
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/01/15/10
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/01/15/2
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/01/18/3
php.net / ChangeLog-5.php
bugs.php.net / bug.php
PatchVendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/48668
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/72908
debian.org / security/2012/dsa-2399