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Bug #74222 $this value can be overwritten with a variable variable.
Submitted: 2017-03-08 03:56 UTC Modified: 2017-03-08 04:54 UTC
From: marco dot agnoli at me dot com Assigned:
Status: Not a bug Package: *General Issues
PHP Version: PHP 7.0.x & PHP 5.x OS: OS X
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2017-03-08 03:56 UTC] marco dot agnoli at me dot com
Description:
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I don't know whether that's intentional behavior or not but the $this value can be overwritten with a variable variable (see test code below).

Test script:
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<?php

$var = 'this';

$$var = 10;

echo $this; // Echos 10

// Generates a fatal error
$this = 10;

Expected result:
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A PHP Fatal error message.

Actual result:
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$this gets silently overwritten.

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 [2017-03-08 04:47 UTC] pollita@php.net
-Status: Open +Status: Not a bug
 [2017-03-08 04:47 UTC] pollita@php.net
PHP version *is* relevant.  So is trying to reassign $this is a context where it matters.

See: https://3v4l.org/MpDOn
 [2017-03-08 04:51 UTC] marco dot agnoli at me dot com
Sorry, I tested it again and saw the following behavior:

PHP 7.1.x is not affected while PHP 5.6.x and PHP 7.0.x are.
 [2017-03-08 04:54 UTC] marco dot agnoli at me dot com
-PHP Version: Irrelevant +PHP Version: PHP 7.0.x & PHP 5.x
 [2017-03-08 04:54 UTC] marco dot agnoli at me dot com
Updated affected PHP versions.
 
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