CVE-2012-2335

EXPLOITED

PHP - Remote Code Execution via Query String with +- Sequence

Title source: llm

Exploitation Summary

CVE-2012-2335 has been observed exploited in the wild (reported by VulnCheck KEV).

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.

References (10)

Core 10

Core References

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc

https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=61910

Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-06/msg00004.html

Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00003.html

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/49014

Various Sources x_refsource_misc

http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git%3Ba=blob%3Bf=sapi/cgi/cgi_main.c%3Bh=a7ac26f0#l1569

Various Sources vendor-advisory x_refsource_hp

https://h20564.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c03839862

Various Sources x_refsource_misc

http://eindbazen.net/2012/05/php-cgi-advisory-cve-2012-1823/

US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert-vn

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/520827

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc

http://www.php.net/archive/2012.php#id2012-05-06-1

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75652

Scores

EPSS 0.1652

EPSS Percentile 95.0%

Details

VulnCheck KEV 2018-01-15

CWE

CWE-264

Status published

Products (2)

php/php 5.3.12

php/php 5.4.2

Published May 11, 2012

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026