CVE-2011-3189
The crypt function in PHP 5.3.7, when the MD5 hash type is used, returns the value of the salt...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2011-3189- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-310
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2011-3189- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2011-3154 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2011-3154- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gcg7-cr8x-64fw No score
The crypt function in PHP 5.3.7, when the MD5 hash type is used, returns the value of the salt...
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.
- Record
GHSA-gcg7-cr8x-64fw- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2011-3189 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Php, published August 25, 2011. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.21%, the 90th percentile. No source names a fixed version.