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CVE-2012-4388

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-4388 describes an HTTP response-splitting vulnerability in PHP versions 5.4.0RC2 through 5.4.0, specifically within the sapi_header_op function. This flaw allows remote attackers to bypass a protection mechanism by crafting a URL that improperly interacts with the PHP header function and certain browsers like Internet Explorer and Google Chrome. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity and a potential impact of partial integrity compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, suggesting it is not a widely targeted vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 5.3.0, < 5.3.11CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.4.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
10.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
11.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.3MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.23%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
90.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0423 is in the 87th 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

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2012-4388Moderate

php: header() injection detection bypass (incorrect fix for CVE-2011-1398)

Sep 2, 2012

References

article.gmane.org / gmane.comp.php.devel/70584
Broken Link
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2013-08/msg00006.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/08/29/5
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/09/02/1
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/09/05/15
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/09/07/3
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
bugs.php.net / bug.php
Vendor Advisory
security-tracker.debian.org / tracker/CVE-2012-4388
Third Party Advisory
svn.php.net / viewvc/php/php-src/branches/PHP_5_4/main/SAPI.c
ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
securitytracker.com / id
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1569-1
Third Party Advisory