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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2015-4642

The escapeshellarg function in ext/standard/exec.c in PHP before 5.4.42, 5.5.x before 5.5.26, and 5.6.x before 5.6.10 on Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via a crafted string to an application that accepts command-line…

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 6.00%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (6.00%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

The escapeshellarg function in ext/standard/exec.c in PHP before 5.4.42, 5.5.x before 5.5.26, and 5.6.x before 5.6.10 on Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via a crafted string to an application that accepts command-line arguments for a call to the PHP system function.

CVSS 3.0
9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
6.00% probability · 93th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-78
Affected
php/php
Source
secalert@redhat.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.