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CVE-2009-4142

The htmlspecialchars function in PHP before 5.2.12 does not properly handle (1) overlong UTF-8 sequences, (2) invalid Shift_JIS sequences, and (3) invalid EUC-JP sequences, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks by placing a crafted byte sequence before a special character.

Severity
Medium 4.3
Published
21 Dec 2009
Last changed
16 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
14 Oct 2026
Exploit chance
6.5% in the next 30 daysHigher than 93% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
Weakness
Cross-site scripting (CWE-79)
Attack
Over the network · No login needed
Attacker can
Change some data
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
PHPServers and applications · cpe:a:php:php
  • Version 5.2.10
  • Version 5.2.9
  • Version 5.2.8
  • Version 5.2.6
All 107 release lines
  • Every version up to 5.2.11
  • Version 1.0
  • Version 2.0b10
  • Version 2.0
  • Version 3.0
  • Version 3.0.1
  • Version 3.0.2
  • Version 3.0.3
  • Version 3.0.4
  • Version 3.0.5
  • Version 3.0.6
  • Version 3.0.7
  • Version 3.0.8
  • Version 3.0.9
  • Version 3.0.10
  • Version 3.0.11
  • Version 3.0.12
  • Version 3.0.13
  • Version 3.0.14
  • Version 3.0.15
  • Version 3.0.16
  • Version 3.0.17
  • Version 3.0.18
  • Version 4.0-beta1
  • Version 4.0-beta2
  • Version 4.0-beta3
  • Version 4.0-beta4
  • Version 4.0-beta_4_patch1
  • Version 4.0-rc1
  • Version 4.0-rc2
  • Version 4
  • Version 4.0.1
  • Version 4.0.1-patch1
  • Version 4.0.1-patch2
  • Version 4.0.2
  • Version 4.0.3
  • Version 4.0.3-patch1
  • Version 4.0.4
  • Version 4.0.4-patch1
  • Version 4.0.5
  • Version 4.0.6
  • Version 4.0.7-rc1
  • Version 4.0.7-rc2
  • Version 4.0.7-rc3
  • Version 4.0.7-rc4
  • Version 4.0.7
  • Version 4.1.0
  • Version 4.1.1
  • Version 4.1.2
  • Version 4.2
  • Version 4.2.1
  • Version 4.2.2
  • Version 4.2.3
  • Version 4.3.0
  • Version 4.3.1
  • Version 4.3.2
  • Version 4.3.3
  • Version 4.3.4
  • Version 4.3.5
  • Version 4.3.6
  • Version 4.3.7
  • Version 4.3.8
  • Version 4.3.9
  • Version 4.3.10
  • Version 4.3.11
  • Version 4.4.0
  • Version 4.4.1
  • Version 4.4.2
  • Version 4.4.3
  • Version 4.4.4
  • Version 4.4.5
  • Version 4.4.6
  • Version 4.4.7
  • Version 4.4.8
  • Version 4.4.9
  • Version 5.0.0-beta1
  • Version 5.0.0-beta2
  • Version 5.0.0-beta3
  • Version 5.0.0-beta4
  • Version 5.0-rc1
  • Version 5.0.0-rc1
  • Version 5.0-rc2
  • Version 5.0.0-rc2
  • Version 5.0-rc3
  • Version 5.0.0-rc3
  • Version 5
  • Version 5.0.1
  • Version 5.0.2
  • Version 5.0.3
  • Version 5.0.4
  • Version 5.0.5
  • Version 5.1.0
  • Version 5.1.1
  • Version 5.1.3
  • Version 5.1.4
  • Version 5.1.5
  • Version 5.1.6
  • Version 5.2.0
  • Version 5.2.1
  • Version 5.2.2
  • Version 5.2.3
  • Version 5.2.4
  • Version 5.2.5
  • Version 5.2.6
  • Version 5.2.8
  • Version 5.2.9
  • Version 5.2.10

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-4142
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-4142