Skip to main content
No exploitation reportedFix available

CVE-2023-0662

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

  • Published2023-02-16
  • Fixed in8.2.3 · 8.1.16 · 8.0.28
  • WeaknessCWE-400

Am I affected?

With a domain, we read the version its public headers and pages expose. A distribution build can carry the fix under an older number.

Description

In PHP 8.0.X before 8.0.28, 8.1.X before 8.1.16 and 8.2.X before 8.2.3, excessive number of parts in HTTP form upload can cause high resource consumption and excessive number of log entries. This can cause denial of service on the affected server by exhausting CPU resources or disk space.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2023-02-1607:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
Block these indicators
  • Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2023-0662?format=txt
  • CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2023-0662?format=csv
  • TAXII collection of exploited CVEs
  • The EDL and CSV take an API key on the Pro plan.

Versions per branch

NVD · OSV
PHP
BranchAffectedFixed in
8.2≥ 8.2.0, < 8.2.38.2.3
8.1≥ 8.1.0, < 8.1.168.1.16
8.0≥ 8.0.0, < 8.0.288.0.28

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • libzipAlmaLinux:8all versions · fixed in 1.7.3-1.module_el8.6.0+2739+efabdb8fand 2 other packages
  • libzipAlmaLinux:8all versions · fixed in 1.7.3-1.module_el8.6.0+3061+6878dd1band 2 other packages
  • phpAlmaLinux:9all versions · fixed in 8.0.30-1.el9_2and 24 other packages
  • phpAlmaLinux:9all versions · fixed in 8.1.27-1.module_el9.3.0+53+44872dd1and 24 other packages
  • phpAlmaLinux:8all versions · fixed in 8.0.30-1.module_el8.8.0+3655+3335cff6and 24 other packages
  • php-pearAlmaLinux:8all versions · fixed in 1:1.10.13-1.module_el8.6.0+2739+efabdb8f
  • php-pecl-apcuAlmaLinux:9all versions · fixed in 5.1.21-1.module_el9.1.0+15+94ba28e4and 2 other packages
  • php-pecl-apcuAlmaLinux:8all versions · fixed in 5.1.20-1.module_el8.6.0+2739+efabdb8fand 2 other packages

10 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Update PHP to 8.2.3 · 8.1.16 · 8.0.28

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionnone2025-03-18
  • OpenCVESSVC decisionnone—
  • CNACVSS 3.17.5read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 3.17.5read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-400read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-400read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score1.5 %2026-10-23
  • OSVaffected packages—

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published
2023-02-16
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-0662?

In PHP 8.0.X before 8.0.28, 8.1.X before 8.1.16 and 8.2.X before 8.2.3, excessive number of parts in HTTP form upload can cause high resource consumption and excessive number of log entries. This can cause denial of service on the affected server by exhausting CPU resources or disk space.

Is CVE-2023-0662 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2023-0662 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.5% on 2026-10-23, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-0662?

CVE-2023-0662 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Running PHP? Hear about its next vulnerability

Surveillance reads the versions in your stack — a domain, a lockfile or a list — checks each CVE against the ranges its sources publish, and alerts you when one you run is exploited or enters CISA KEV. A version it cannot read stays « version not verified ».

No credit card required · No monthly cap on website lookups · 250 API requests/month