CVE-2017-7189 describes a vulnerability in PHP 7.x versions prior to 2017-03-07, where the fsockopen function misparses host and port arguments, potentially leading to an application connecting to an unintended port. This flaw, rated High severity with a CVSS score of 7.5, allows an unauthenticated attacker to bypass security policies if the hostname is derived from untrusted input. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 7.0.0, < 7.0.16CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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