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CVE-2020-7071

16
FAUCET Score

CVE-2020-7071 is a vulnerability in PHP versions 7.3.x (below 7.3.26), 7.4.x (below 7.4.14), and 8.0.0, where the filter_var() function incorrectly validates URLs containing invalid passwords. This can cause applications relying on URL validation to misparse components, potentially leading to incorrect data processing. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.3 (Medium), indicating a low impact on integrity and no impact on confidentiality or availability, with a network attack vector and low attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 7.3.0, < 7.3.26CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 7.4.0, < 7.4.14CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 8.0.0, < 8.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.3MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
1.4
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.98%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
85.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0298 is in the 80th percentile among its peer group of 23,725 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

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 (9)

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: cbl2 php 7.4.14-3 on CBL Mariner 2.0Fixed in: 7.4.14-3
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 16917-16823Fixed in: 7.4.14-3
oraclepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: rh-php73-php-0:7.3.29-1.el7
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 EUSFixed in: rh-php73-php-0:7.3.29-1.el7
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: php:7.4-8050020210526053050.3e6e7e84
View patch
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: php
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: php:7.2/php
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: php:7.3/php

Vendor Advisories (2)

microsoft2021-Feb/CVE-2020-7071Moderate

FILTER_VALIDATE_URL accepts URLs with invalid userinfo

Feb 9, 2021
redhatCVE-2020-7071Moderate

php: FILTER_VALIDATE_URL accepts URLs with invalid userinfo

Jan 3, 2021

References

bugs.php.net / bug.php
ExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2021/07/msg00008.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/202105-23
Third Party Advisory
security.netapp.com / advisory/ntap-20210312-0005
Vendor Advisory
debian.org / security/2021/dsa-4856
Third Party Advisory
oracle.com / security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
PatchThird Party Advisory
tenable.com / security/tns-2021-14
Third Party Advisory