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CWE-624

Executable Regular Expression Error

Base
Incomplete

Description

The product uses a regular expression that either (1) contains an executable component with user-controlled inputs, or (2) allows a user to enable execution by inserting pattern modifiers.

Case (2) is possible in the PHP preg_replace() function, and possibly in other languages when a user-controlled input is inserted into a string that is later parsed as a regular expression.

Common Consequences

Scope

Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability

Impact

Execute Unauthorized Code or Commands

Potential Mitigations

Implementation

The regular expression feature in some languages allows inputs to be quoted or escaped before insertion, such as \Q and \E in Perl.

CVE-2006-2059

Executable regexp in PHP by inserting "e" modifier into first argument to preg_replace

CVE-2005-3420

Executable regexp in PHP by inserting "e" modifier into first argument to preg_replace

CVE-2006-2878

Complex curly syntax inserted into the replacement argument to PHP preg_replace(), which uses the "/e" modifier

CVE-2006-2908

Function allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via the username field, which is used in a preg_replace function call with a /e (executable) modifier.

Applicable Platforms

PHP
Perl

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