CVE-2024-5585
Original issue: when using proc_open() command with array syntax, due to insufficient escaping, if the arguments of the executed command are controlled by a malicious user, the user can supply arguments that would execute arbitrary commands in Windows…
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 28.8%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
In PHP versions 8.1.* before 8.1.29, 8.2.* before 8.2.20, 8.3.* before 8.3.8, the fix for CVE-2024-1874 does not work if the command name includes trailing spaces. Original issue: when using proc_open() command with array syntax, due to insufficient escaping, if the arguments of the executed command are controlled by a malicious user, the user can supply arguments that would execute arbitrary commands in Windows shell.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 28.81% probability · 98th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-78, CWE-116
- Affected
- php/php · fedoraproject/fedora
- Source
- security@php.net
EPSS 28.8% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/07/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/php/php-src/security/advisories/GHSA-9fcc-425m-g385Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PKGTQUOA2NTZ3RXN22CSAUJPIRUYRB4B/Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/W45DBOH56NQDRTOM2DN2LNA2FZIMC3PK/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240726-0002/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/07/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/php/php-src/security/advisories/GHSA-9fcc-425m-g385Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PKGTQUOA2NTZ3RXN22CSAUJPIRUYRB4B/Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/W45DBOH56NQDRTOM2DN2LNA2FZIMC3PK/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240726-0002/
- https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/command-injection-vulnerability-in-php-on-windows-systems-cve-2024-1874-and-cve-2024-5585
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.