CVE-2006-4433

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

PHP before 4.4.3 and 5.x before 5.1.4 does not limit the character set of the session identifier (PHPSESSID) for third party session handlers, which might make it easier for remote attackers to exploit other vulnerabilities by inserting PHP code into the PHPSESSID, which is stored in the session file. NOTE: it could be argued that this not a vulnerability in PHP itself, rather a design limitation that enables certain attacks against session handlers that do not account for this limitation.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.5/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Aug 29, 2006
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2006-4433: High severity, CVSS 7.5 | Vulnix