CVE-2012-2335

N/A Unknown
Published: May 11, 2012 Modified: April 29, 2026
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Description

php-wrapper.fcgi does not properly handle command-line arguments, which allows remote attackers to bypass a protection mechanism in PHP 5.3.12 and 5.4.2 and execute arbitrary code by leveraging improper interaction between the PHP sapi/cgi/cgi_main.c component and a query string beginning with a +- sequence.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://eindbazen.net/2012/05/php-cgi-advisory-cve-2012-1823/
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git%3Ba=blob%3Bf=sapi/cgi/cgi_main.c%3Bh=a7ac26f0#l1569
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-06/msg00004.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00003.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/49014
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/520827
Source: secalert@redhat.com
US Government Resource
http://www.php.net/archive/2012.php#id2012-05-06-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=61910
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75652
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://h20564.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c03839862
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://eindbazen.net/2012/05/php-cgi-advisory-cve-2012-1823/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git%3Ba=blob%3Bf=sapi/cgi/cgi_main.c%3Bh=a7ac26f0#l1569
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-06/msg00004.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00003.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/49014
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/520827
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.php.net/archive/2012.php#id2012-05-06-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=61910
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75652
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://h20564.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c03839862
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

20 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
32.5%
98th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-264

Affected Vendors

php

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