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CVE-2011-3189

The crypt function in PHP 5.3.7, when the MD5 hash type is used, returns the value of the salt...

4.3 Medium

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 91st percentile. No source names a fixed version.

What does this mean?
Severity
4.3 MediumCVSS 2.0, NVD
Exploit chance
4.21%EPSS, 91st percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

Description

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

4.21%Up 2.0 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

What each source reports

NVD Score used4.3

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 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-310
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo 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-2011-3154No 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-64fwNo 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

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
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aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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