CVE-2012-1823

Q: How do I fix CVE-2012-1823?

Published advisories record a fix for 2 affected products. The "How to fix" section on this page lists the fixed version and source advisory for each one, so apply the entry matching what you actually run.

Q: Is CVE-2012-1823 being actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2012-1823 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which means exploitation has been observed in the wild. US federal agencies were required to remediate it by 2022-04-15. Treat it as a priority whatever its CVSS score says.

Q: How severe is CVE-2012-1823?

CVE-2012-1823 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8, rated critical. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2012-1823 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for mac os x (NVD), php (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

CRITICALCISA KEVEPSS 100th pctl

9.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

sapi/cgi/cgi_main.c in PHP before 5.3.12 and 5.4.x before 5.4.2, when configured as a CGI script (aka php-cgi), does not properly handle query strings that lack an = (equals sign) character, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by placing command-line options in the query string, related to lack of skipping a certain php_getopt for the 'd' case.

CWE-77Command Injection

How to fix

Remediation Available

mac os xNVD

Affected:>= 10.8.0, < 10.8.2Fixed in:10.8.2CVE-2012-1823derived from NVD

phpNVD

Affected:>= 5.4.0, < 5.4.2Fixed in:5.4.2CVE-2012-1823derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

100.00%probability of exploitation in 30 days

100thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 100% of all known CVEs.

Known Exploited Vulnerability (CISA KEV)

PHP-CGI Query String Parameter Vulnerability

sapi/cgi/cgi_main.c in PHP, when configured as a CGI script, does not properly handle query strings, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Remediation due: 2022-04-15

References

Patch3

Exploit2

Third-Party Advisory13

Government Resource1

cisa.gov

Mailing List5

Release Notes1

php.net

Other references6

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CVE-2024-3400	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2024-21887	Critical	9.1	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2023-1671	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2023-1389	High	8.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2021-1498	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2024-3273	High	7.3	100%	KEV	-

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2012-1823?

Published advisories record a fix for 2 affected products. The "How to fix" section on this page lists the fixed version and source advisory for each one, so apply the entry matching what you actually run.

Is CVE-2012-1823 being actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2012-1823 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which means exploitation has been observed in the wild. US federal agencies were required to remediate it by 2022-04-15. Treat it as a priority whatever its CVSS score says.

How severe is CVE-2012-1823?

CVE-2012-1823 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8, rated critical. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2012-1823 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for mac os x (NVD), php (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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