PHP up to 8.1.27/8.2.17/8.3.4 on Windows proc_open command injection

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in PHP up to 8.1.27/8.2.17/8.3.4 on Windows. Impacted is the function proc_open. Performing a manipulation results in command injection. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-1874. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in PHP up to 8.1.27/8.2.17/8.3.4 on Windows. This affects the function proc_open. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a command injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-77. The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-1874. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/20/2024). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1202 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 213289 (Tenable Security Center Multiple Vulnerabilities (TNS-2024-21)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 8.1.28, 8.2.18 or 8.3.6 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (213289). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Type

• Programming Language Software

Name

• PHP

Version

• 8.1.0
• 8.1.1
• 8.1.2
• 8.1.3
• 8.1.4
• 8.1.5
• 8.1.6
• 8.1.7
• 8.1.8
• 8.1.9
• 8.1.10
• 8.1.11
• 8.1.12
• 8.1.13
• 8.1.14
• 8.1.15
• 8.1.16
• 8.1.17
• 8.1.18
• 8.1.19
• 8.1.20
• 8.1.21
• 8.1.22
• 8.1.23
• 8.1.24
• 8.1.25
• 8.1.26
• 8.1.27
• 8.2.0
• 8.2.1
• 8.2.2
• 8.2.3
• 8.2.4
• 8.2.5
• 8.2.6
• 8.2.7
• 8.2.8
• 8.2.9
• 8.2.10
• 8.2.11
• 8.2.12
• 8.2.13
• 8.2.14
• 8.2.15
• 8.2.16
• 8.2.17
• 8.3.0
• 8.3.1
• 8.3.2
• 8.3.3
• 8.3.4

License

• open-source

Website

• Product: https://www.php.org/

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