PHP up to 8.1.29/8.2.23/8.3.11 cgi.force_redirect access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in PHP up to 8.1.29/8.2.23/8.3.11. It has been declared as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component cgi.force_redirect Handler. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2024-8927. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in PHP up to 8.1.29/8.2.23/8.3.11 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component cgi.force_redirect Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

In PHP versions 8.1.* before 8.1.30, 8.2.* before 8.2.24, 8.3.* before 8.3.12, HTTP_REDIRECT_STATUS variable is used to check whether or not CGI binary is being run by the HTTP server. However, in certain scenarios, the content of this variable can be controlled by the request submitter via HTTP headers, which can lead to cgi.force_redirect option not being correctly applied. In certain configurations this may lead to arbitrary file inclusion in PHP.

The advisory is shared for download at php.net. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-8927. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 03/18/2025). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 207997 (Ubuntu 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS : PHP vulnerabilities (USN-7049-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 8.1.30, 8.2.24 or 8.3.12 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at php.net.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (207997). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 207997
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS : PHP vulnerabilities (USN-7049-1)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: PHP 8.1.30/8.2.24/8.3.12

Timelineinfo

09/28/2024 🔍
09/28/2024 +0 days 🔍
03/18/2025 +171 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: php.org

Advisory: php.net
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-8927 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-8927
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-278816

Entryinfo

Created: 09/28/2024 05:57
Updated: 03/18/2025 21:16
Changes: 09/28/2024 05:57 (53), 10/02/2024 02:02 (2), 10/11/2024 06:34 (13), 03/18/2025 21:16 (10)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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