The phpinfo implementation in ext/standard/info.c in PHP before 5.4.30 and 5.5.x before 5.5.14 does not ensure use of the string data type for the PHP_AUTH_PW, PHP_AUTH_TYPE, PHP_AUTH_USER, and PHP_SELF variables, which might allow context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory by using the integer data type with crafted values, related to a "type confusion" vulnerability, as demonstrated by reading a private SSL key in an Apache HTTP Server web-hosting environment with mod_ssl and a PHP 5.3.x mod_php.
CVE-2014-4721
This CVE was only ever scored under CVSS v2.0. NVD CVSS v2.0 base 2.6 — v2 rates that LOW (v2 bands: LOW 0.0–3.9 / MEDIUM 4.0–6.9 / HIGH 7.0–10.0; v2 has no CRITICAL band). Vector AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N. CVSS v2 is an older, coarser metric than v3.1/v4.0 (no Scope, no User Interaction, no Attack Requirements), so it is not directly comparable to a v3 or v4 score. NVD has never re-scored this record under v3. EPSS predicts 5.9% exploitation probability in the next 30 days, which is reflected in EG Risk but does not lift the v2 base. Confidence: LOW.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v2.0 (legacy)
- 2.6LOWNVD never assigned a CVSS v3 rating to this CVE
- EG Score
- 2.6(low)
- EG Risk
- 19(Track)EG Risk 19/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity26% × 45%Exploitation6% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 6%
- EPSS %ILE
- 92%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
July 6, 2014
Last Modified
May 6, 2026
References (28)
- security@debianhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-07/msg00035.html
- security@debianhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00046.html
- security@debianhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1765.html
- security@debianhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1766.html
- security@debianhttp://secunia.com/advisories/54553
- security@debianhttp://secunia.com/advisories/59794
- security@debianhttp://secunia.com/advisories/59831
- security@debianhttp://twitter.com/mikispag/statuses/485713462258302976
- security@debianhttp://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21683486
- security@debianhttp://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2974
- security@debianhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html
- security@debianhttp://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
- security@debianhttps://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=67498
- security@debianhttps://www.sektioneins.de/en/blog/14-07-04-phpinfo-infoleak.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-07/msg00035.html
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2014-4721(4)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- RHSA-2014:1765Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: php54-php security update
- RHSA-2014:1766Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: php55-php security update
- RHSA-2014:1013Red Hat Product SecurityMedium
Red Hat Security Advisory: php security update
- RHSA-2014:1012Red Hat Product SecurityMedium
Red Hat Security Advisory: php53 and php security update
Patch Availability(5)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | php5-xsl (5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.3) @ trusty | 2026-05-28 | ubuntu |
| redhat | php54-php-0:5.4.16-22.el7 | 2014-10-30 | redhat |
| redhat | php55-php-0:5.5.6-13.el7 | 2014-10-30 | redhat |
| redhat | php-0:5.3.3-27.el6_5.1 | 2014-08-06 | redhat |
| redhat | php-0:5.4.16-23.el7_0 | 2014-08-06 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
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Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
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