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CVE-2012-0831

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-0831 describes a vulnerability in PHP versions prior to 5.3.10, where improper handling of the magic_quotes_gpc directive during environment variable import could facilitate SQL injection attacks. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 6.8, indicating a medium severity with a network attack vector, medium attack complexity, and potential for partial impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 5.3.10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.8MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
6.71%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
93.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0671 is in the 92nd percentile among its peer group of 19,955 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 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 (3)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: php53-0:5.3.3-21.el5
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: php-0:5.3.3-22.el6
View patch
ubuntupatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2012-0831Low

php: PG(magic_quote_gpc) was not restored on shutdown

Feb 2, 2012

References

lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00004.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/080037.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/080041.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2012-03/msg00013.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2012-03/msg00016.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00001.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2013-1307.html
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/48668
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/55078
Third Party Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/73125
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
launchpadlibrarian.net / 92454212/php5_5.3.2-1ubuntu4.13.diff.gz
ExploitThird Party Advisory
support.apple.com / kb/HT5501
Third Party Advisory
svn.php.net / viewvc
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/51954
PatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1358-1
PatchThird Party Advisory