CVE-2023-0567
CSIRTS triage
- What
- The password_verify() function returns true for some invalid hashes, allowing authentication bypass.
- Who is affected
- PHP applications using password_verify() for authentication, all versions affected.
- Urgency
- High severity (CVSS 7.7) authentication bypass; immediate patching required despite no known exploitation.
- Action
- Update PHP to a patched version that correctly validates hashes in password_verify().
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Exploitation outlook
- Low exploitation risk0.95% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 58% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (1)
- highCVE-2023-0567: password_verify() always returns true for some invalid hashesmsrc · 2026-08-06
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