Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 21, 2009· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2009-4142

Description

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.

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Affected products

112

PHP/PHP112 versions
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 111 more
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=5.2.11
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:2.0b10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:3.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:3.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:3.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:3.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:3.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:3.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:3.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:3.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:3.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:3.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:3.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:3.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0.1:patch1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0.1:patch2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0.3:patch1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0.4:patch1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0.7:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0.7:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0.7:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0.7:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0:beta_4_patch1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.2:*:dev:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <5.2.12

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.phpnvdPatch
securitytracker.com/idnvdExploit
www.securityfocus.com/bid/37389nvdExploit
secunia.com/advisories/37821nvdVendor Advisory
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3593nvdVendor Advisory
bugs.php.net/bug.phpnvd
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.htmlnvd
marc.infonvd
secunia.com/advisories/38648nvd
secunia.com/advisories/40262nvd
support.apple.com/kb/HT4077nvd
www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2001nvd
www.php.net/releases/5_2_12.phpnvd
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10005nvd
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7085nvd

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