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CVE-2004-0595

MEDIUM CVSS: 6.8 Published: 2004-07-27 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

The strip_tags function in PHP 4.x up to 4.3.7, and 5.x up to 5.0.0RC3, does not filter null (\0) characters within tag names when restricting input to allowed tags, which allows dangerous tags to be processed by web browsers such as Internet Explorer and Safari, which ignore null characters and facilitate the exploitation of cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities.

Affected Platforms

Redhat Fedora CoreTrustix Secure LinuxPhp PhpAvaya S8300Avaya Integrated ManagementAvaya S8700Avaya Converged Communications ServerAvaya S8500

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References