CVE-2024-1874: Command injection via array-ish $command parameter of proc_open()

9.4 CVSS

Description

In PHP versions 8.1.* before 8.1.28, 8.2.* before 8.2.18, 8.3.* before 8.3.5, when using proc_open() command with array syntax, due to insufficient escaping, if the arguments of the executed command are controlled by a malicious user, the user can supply arguments that would execute arbitrary commands in Windows shell.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2024-1874

CVSS Base Severity: CRITICAL

CVSS Base Score: 9.4

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L

Affected Products

Vendor: PHP Group

Product: PHP

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.04% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 12.93% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-03-14 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://github.com/php/php-src/security/advisories/GHSA-pc52-254m-w9w7
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/12/11
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240510-0009/
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/07/1
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/PKGTQUOA2NTZ3RXN22CSAUJPIRUYRB4B/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/W45DBOH56NQDRTOM2DN2LNA2FZIMC3PK/

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