Weak Cryptography in PHP-Proxy

published 2018-12-01 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-4wgf-9x5r-p938 , EUVD-2022-2459

cvss: 7.5; version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.1%; EPSS 1.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 66%
public exploits: 0; none known

The str_rot_pass function in vendor/atholn1600/php-proxy/src/helpers.php in PHP-Proxy 5.1.0 uses weak cryptography, which makes it easier for attackers to calculate the authorization data needed for local file inclusion.

Exploit prediction

1.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 66% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

github.com https://github.com/eddietcc/CVE-Bins/blob/master/PHP-Proxy/readme.md referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
github.com https://github.com/Athlon1600/php-proxy-app/issues/139 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.0	7.5	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD	2.0	5.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
GitHub	3.0	7.5	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
packagist	athlon1600/php-proxy	<=5.1.0	no fix listed

Classification

Weakness

CWE-326 Inadequate Encryption Strength

References

github.com /eddietcc/CVE-Bins/blob/master/PHP-Proxy/readme.md
exploit, third-party-advisory
github.com /Athlon1600/php-proxy-app/issues/139
web, exploit, third-party-advisory
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2018-19784
advisory
github.com /0xUhaw/CVE-Bins/tree/master/PHP-Proxy
web
github.com /Athlon1600/php-proxy
package

Sources

Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

Summary