Vulnerability in PHP
CVE-2004-0542
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 10.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.311 (98.3th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 98.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.311 · newest: 0.311 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.php.net/release_4_3_7.php (Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16331 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.idefense.com/application/poi/display (Not Applicable)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2004-0542?
- CVE-2004-0542 is a vulnerability in PHP. Published 2004-08-06.
- Is CVE-2004-0542 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.