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CVE-2023-52892

Name confusion in x509 Subject Alternative Name fields

7.5 HighFix available

In phpseclib before 1.0.22, 2.x before 2.0.46, and 3.x before 3.0.33, some characters in Subject Alternative Name fields in TLS certificates are incorrectly allowed to have a special meaning in regular expressions (such as a + wildcard), leading to name confusion in X.509 certificate host verification.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

0.38%Up 0.3 points since Jun 28, 2024
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 7.5

In phpseclib before 1.0.22, 2.x before 2.0.46, and 3.x before 3.0.33, some characters in Subject Alternative Name fields in TLS certificates are incorrectly allowed to have a special meaning in regular expressions (such as a + wildcard), leading to name confusion in X.509 certificate host verification.

Record
CVE-2023-52892
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-436
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-2038 7.5

In phpseclib before 1.0.22, 2.x before 2.0.46, and 3.x before 3.0.33, some characters in Subject Alternative Name fields in TLS certificates are incorrectly allowed to have a special meaning in regular expressions (such as a + wildcard), leading to name confusion in X.509 certificate host verification.

Record
EUVD-2024-2038
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-ff7q-6vwh-v9m4 8.7

Name confusion in x509 Subject Alternative Name fields

In phpseclib before 1.0.22, 2.x before 2.0.46, and 3.x before 3.0.33, some characters in Subject Alternative Name fields in TLS certificates are incorrectly allowed to have a special meaning in regular expressions (such as a + wildcard), leading to name confusion in X.509 certificate host verification.

Record
GHSA-ff7q-6vwh-v9m4
CVSS 4.0
8.7 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-436
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 7.5

In phpseclib before 1.0.22, 2.x before 2.0.46, and 3.x before 3.0.33, some characters in Subject Alternative Name fields in TLS certificates are incorrectly allowed to have a special meaning in regular expressions (such as a + wildcard), leading to name confusion in X.509 certificate host verification.

Record
CVE-2023-52892
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-436
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 7.5

In phpseclib before 1.0.22, 2.x before 2.0.46, and 3.x before 3.0.33, some characters in Subject Alternative Name fields in TLS certificates are incorrectly allowed to have a special meaning in regular expressions (such as a + wildcard), leading to name confusion in X.509 certificate host verification.

Record
CVE-2023-52892
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2023-52892 7.5

In phpseclib before 1.0.22, 2.x before 2.0.46, and 3.x before 3.0.33, some characters in Subject Alternative Name fields in TLS certificates are incorrectly allowed to have a special meaning in regular expressions (such as a + wildcard), leading to name confusion in X.509 certificate host verification.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2023-52892
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVGHSA-ff7q-6vwh-v9m4 8.7

Name confusion in x509 Subject Alternative Name fields

In phpseclib before 1.0.22, 2.x before 2.0.46, and 3.x before 3.0.33, some characters in Subject Alternative Name fields in TLS certificates are incorrectly allowed to have a special meaning in regular expressions (such as a + wildcard), leading to name confusion in X.509 certificate host verification.

Record
GHSA-ff7q-6vwh-v9m4
CVSS 4.0
8.7 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-436
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52892 7.5

In phpseclib before 1.0.22, 2.x before 2.0.46, and 3.x before 3.0.33, some characters in Subject Alternative Name fields in TLS certificates are incorrectly allowed to have a special meaning in regular expressions (such as a + wildcard), leading to name confusion in X.509 certificate host verification.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52892
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVCLSA-2026-1779065206 No score

TuxCare security update for phpseclib/phpseclib (4 CVEs)

TuxCare rebuilt phpseclib/phpseclib to address 4 CVEs. Fixed in 0.3.10-p1+tuxcare.

Record
CLSA-2026-1779065206
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-7404-1 No score

phpseclib vulnerabilities

It was discovered that phpseclib did not correctly handle RSA PKCS#1 v1.5 signature verification. An attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass authentication. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2021-30130)

It was discovered that phpseclib did not correctly handle certain characters in certain TLS fields, which could lead to name confusion. An attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass authentication. (CVE-2023-52892)

It was discovered that phpseclib incorrectly limited the size of prime numbers generated by isPrime. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2024-27354)

It was discovered that phpseclib did not correctly handle processing the ASN.1 object identifier of a certificate. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-27355)

Record
USN-7404-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-8769-1 No score

phpseclib vulnerability

It was discovered that phpseclib did not perform padding validation in constant time when using AES in CBC mode. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to conduct a padding oracle timing attack and obtain sensitive information.

Record
USN-8769-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
phpseclib/phpseclib
Packagist
before 1.0.22
1.0.22
phpseclib/phpseclib
Packagist
2.0.0 up to 2.0.46
2.0.46
phpseclib/phpseclib
Packagist
3.0.0 up to 3.0.33
3.0.33
phpseclib/phpseclib
TuxCare:Packagist
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
0.3.10 up to 0.3.10-p1+tuxcare
0.3.10-p1+tuxcare
php-phpseclib
Debian:12
before 2.0.42-1+deb12u3, plus listed versions
2.0.42-12.0.42-1+deb12u12.0.42-1+deb12u2
2.0.42-1+deb12u3
php-phpseclib
Debian:13
before 2.0.46-1
2.0.46-1
php-phpseclib
Debian:14
before 2.0.46-1
2.0.46-1
php-phpseclib3
Debian:12
before 3.0.19-1+deb12u4, plus listed versions
3.0.19-13.0.19-1+deb12u13.0.19-1+deb12u23.0.19-1+deb12u3
3.0.19-1+deb12u4
php-phpseclib3
Debian:13
before 3.0.33-1
3.0.33-1
php-phpseclib3
Debian:14
before 3.0.33-1
3.0.33-1
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
phpseclib
Debian:12
before 1.0.20-1+deb12u3, plus listed versions
1.0.20-11.0.20-1+deb12u11.0.20-1+deb12u2
1.0.20-1+deb12u3
phpseclib
Debian:13
before 1.0.22-1
1.0.22-1
phpseclib
Debian:11
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 1.0.19-3+deb11u3, plus listed versions
1.0.19-31.0.19-3+deb11u11.0.19-3+deb11u2
1.0.19-3+deb11u3
phpseclib/phpseclib
Packagist
before 1.0.22, plus listed versions
0.3.00.3.10.3.100.3.50.3.6
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0.3.70.3.80.3.91.0.01.0.11.0.101.0.111.0.121.0.131.0.141.0.151.0.161.0.171.0.181.0.191.0.21.0.201.0.211.0.31.0.41.0.51.0.61.0.71.0.81.0.9
1.0.22
phpseclib/phpseclib
Packagist
2.0.0 up to 2.0.46, plus listed versions
2.0.12.0.102.0.112.0.122.0.13
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2.0.142.0.152.0.162.0.172.0.182.0.192.0.22.0.202.0.212.0.222.0.232.0.242.0.252.0.262.0.272.0.282.0.292.0.32.0.302.0.312.0.322.0.332.0.342.0.352.0.362.0.372.0.382.0.392.0.42.0.402.0.412.0.422.0.432.0.442.0.452.0.52.0.62.0.72.0.82.0.9
2.0.46
phpseclib/phpseclib
Packagist
3.0.0 up to 3.0.33, plus listed versions
3.0.13.0.103.0.113.0.123.0.13
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3.0.143.0.153.0.163.0.173.0.183.0.193.0.23.0.203.0.213.0.223.0.233.0.33.0.43.0.53.0.63.0.73.0.83.0.9
3.0.33
php-phpseclib
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
before 2.0.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2, plus listed versions
2.0.1-12.0.1-1build1
2.0.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2
phpseclib
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
before 1.0.1-3ubuntu0.1+esm1, plus listed versions
0.3.10-31.0.0-21.0.0-31.0.1-11.0.1-31.0.1-3ubuntu0.1
1.0.1-3ubuntu0.1+esm1
php-phpseclib
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
before 2.0.9-1ubuntu0.1~esm2, plus listed versions
2.0.6-12.0.7-12.0.9-1
2.0.9-1ubuntu0.1~esm2
phpseclib
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
before 1.0.9-1ubuntu0.1~esm1, plus listed versions
1.0.7-11.0.8-11.0.9-1
1.0.9-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
php-phpseclib
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS
before 2.0.23-2ubuntu0.1~esm2, plus listed versions
2.0.21-22.0.23-2
2.0.23-2ubuntu0.1~esm2
phpseclib
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS
before 1.0.18-2ubuntu0.1~esm1, plus listed versions
1.0.16-21.0.18-2
1.0.18-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
phpseclib
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
before 1.0.20-1+deb12u3build0.22.04.1, plus listed versions
1.0.19-3ubuntu21.0.19-3ubuntu31.0.20-1
1.0.20-1+deb12u3build0.22.04.1
php-phpseclib
Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS
before 2.0.36-1ubuntu0.1~esm2, plus listed versions
2.0.30-2ubuntu12.0.34-12.0.35-12.0.36-1
2.0.36-1ubuntu0.1~esm2
php-phpseclib3
Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS
before 3.0.13-1ubuntu0.1~esm1, plus listed versions
3.0.9-13.0.10-13.0.12-23.0.13-1
3.0.13-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
phpseclib
Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS
before 1.0.20-1ubuntu0.1~esm1, plus listed versions
1.0.19-3ubuntu21.0.19-3ubuntu31.0.20-1
1.0.20-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
php-phpseclib
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 2.0.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2, plus listed versions
2.0.1-12.0.1-1build1
2.0.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2
phpseclib
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 1.0.1-3ubuntu0.1+esm1, plus listed versions
0.3.10-31.0.0-21.0.0-31.0.1-11.0.1-31.0.1-3ubuntu0.1
1.0.1-3ubuntu0.1+esm1
php-phpseclib
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 2.0.9-1ubuntu0.1~esm2, plus listed versions
2.0.6-12.0.7-12.0.9-1
2.0.9-1ubuntu0.1~esm2
phpseclib
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 1.0.9-1ubuntu0.1~esm1, plus listed versions
1.0.7-11.0.8-11.0.9-1
1.0.9-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
php-phpseclib
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 2.0.23-2ubuntu0.1~esm2, plus listed versions
2.0.21-22.0.23-2
2.0.23-2ubuntu0.1~esm2
phpseclib
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 1.0.18-2ubuntu0.1~esm1, plus listed versions
1.0.16-21.0.18-2
1.0.18-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
php-phpseclib
Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 2.0.36-1ubuntu0.1~esm2, plus listed versions
2.0.30-2ubuntu12.0.34-12.0.35-12.0.36-1
2.0.36-1ubuntu0.1~esm2
php-phpseclib3
Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 3.0.13-1ubuntu0.1~esm1, plus listed versions
3.0.9-13.0.10-13.0.12-23.0.13-1
3.0.13-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
phpseclib
Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 1.0.20-1ubuntu0.1~esm1, plus listed versions
1.0.19-3ubuntu21.0.19-3ubuntu31.0.20-1
1.0.20-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
phpseclib
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 1.0.1-3ubuntu0.1+esm1, plus listed versions
0.3.10-31.0.0-21.0.0-31.0.1-11.0.1-31.0.1-3ubuntu0.1
1.0.1-3ubuntu0.1+esm1
phpseclib
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 1.0.9-1ubuntu0.1~esm2, plus listed versions
1.0.7-11.0.8-11.0.9-11.0.9-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
1.0.9-1ubuntu0.1~esm2
phpseclib
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 1.0.18-2ubuntu0.1~esm2, plus listed versions
1.0.16-21.0.18-21.0.18-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
1.0.18-2ubuntu0.1~esm2
phpseclib
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 1.0.20-1+deb12u3build0.22.04.1, plus listed versions
1.0.19-3ubuntu21.0.19-3ubuntu31.0.20-1
1.0.20-1+deb12u3build0.22.04.1
phpseclib
Ubuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 1.0.23-1ubuntu0.1~esm1, plus listed versions
1.0.21-21.0.22-11.0.23-1
1.0.23-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
phpseclib
Ubuntu:Pro:26.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 1.0.24-1ubuntu0.1~esm1, plus listed versions
1.0.23-61.0.24-1
1.0.24-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2023-52892 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Phpseclib, published June 27, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.38%, the 31st percentile. Fixed in phpseclib/phpseclib 1.0.22.

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