CWE ID: 473
Name: PHP External Variable Modification
Here are a few options for translating that text, maintaining a professional tone and incorporating relevant terminology:
Option 1: Concise & Formal (for Executive Summary/High-Level Report)
“The PHP application exhibits inadequate protection against modification of variables originating from external sources, such as query parameters or cookies. This deficiency introduces numerous potential vulnerabilities that would otherwise be absent.”
Option 2: More Detailed (for Technical Report/Developer Briefing)
“The PHP application is vulnerable due to insufficient safeguards against the modification of variables derived from external sources, including query parameters and cookies. This lack of protection exposes the application to a range of potential weaknesses that would not exist with proper input validation and sanitization.”
Option 3: Most Detailed (for Detailed Technical Analysis/Root Cause Investigation)
“A significant security risk exists within the PHP application due to inadequate protection against the modification of variables sourced from external inputs, such as query parameters and cookies. The application’s current design does not sufficiently validate or sanitize these variables, allowing attackers to potentially manipulate application logic and data. This lack of protection introduces numerous potential vulnerabilities that would be mitigated by implementing robust input validation and sanitization practices.”
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Effektivität: Unknown
Beschreibung: Here are a few options for translating that text, maintaining a professional tone and incorporating relevant terminology, with varying levels of detail:
Option 1: Concise & Formal (for Executive Summary/High-Level Report)
“A thorough assessment should be conducted to identify variables susceptible to external user control or influence. Implementing a naming convention to highlight externally modifiable variables is recommended. The application should operate under the principle of minimal trust, rigorously validating any input originating outside its trust boundary. Register_globals should remain disabled, and any emulation thereof must be implemented with extreme caution to prevent external variable modification.”
Option 2: More Detailed (for Technical Report/Developer Briefing)
“A comprehensive analysis is required to identify variables that can be controlled or influenced by external users. To improve code clarity and security awareness, consider adopting a naming convention to clearly indicate when externally modifiable variables are being used. The application should operate on the principle of least privilege, treating all external input as potentially untrusted and requiring rigorous validation and sanitization. Register_globals should remain disabled. If a register_globals emulator is implemented, extreme caution must be exercised regarding variable extraction, dynamic evaluation, and similar operations, as vulnerabilities in the emulation could allow external variable modification even without register_globals enabled.”
Option 3: Most Detailed (for Detailed Technical Analysis/Root Cause Investigation)
“A critical security measure involves meticulously identifying all variables that are potentially controllable or influenced by external users. To enhance code maintainability and security awareness, a consistent naming convention should be adopted to clearly delineate externally modifiable variables. The application’s design must adhere to the principle of least privilege, treating all external input as potentially malicious and requiring thorough validation, sanitization, and potentially, whitelisting. Register_globals must remain disabled, as enabling it introduces significant security risks. Furthermore, any implementation of a register_globals emulator necessitates extreme caution. Particular attention must be paid to variable extraction, dynamic evaluation, and similar functionalities, as vulnerabilities within the emulation could inadvertently allow external variable modification, effectively bypassing the intended security benefits of disabling register_globals.”
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