CVE-2004-0542

Summary

PHP before 4.3.7 on Win32 platforms does not properly filter all shell metacharacters, which allows local or remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, overwrite files, and access internal environment variables via (1) the "%", "|", or ">" characters to the escapeshellcmd function, or (2) the "%" character to the escapeshellarg function.

Impact & exploitability

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products we track (1)

Recommendation

Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.

Official patch: http://www.php.net/release_4_3_7.php ↗

Additional information

• NVD record
• http://www.php.net/release_4_3_7.phpPatch
• http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=108
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16331Advisory