Servers and applications
CVE-2011-3189
The crypt function in PHP 5.3.7, when the MD5 hash type is used, returns the value of the salt argument instead of the hashed string, which might allow remote attackers to bypass authentication via an arbitrary password, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-2483.
- Severity
- Medium 4.3
- Published
- 25 Aug 2011
- Last changed
- 16 Jun 2026
- Added to UpHeron
- 14 Oct 2026
- Exploit chance
- 4.2% in the next 30 daysHigher than 91% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
- Weakness
- CWE-310
- Attack
- Over the network · No login needed
- Attacker can
- Read some data
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N- Sources
- NVD
Affected software
| Software | Affected versions |
|---|---|
PHPServers and applications · cpe:a:php:php |
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