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.

CVSS v2.0 10.0 HIGH

10.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=108	Not Applicable
http://www.php.net/release_4_3_7.php	Patch Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16331	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=108	Not Applicable
http://www.php.net/release_4_3_7.php	Patch Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16331	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2004-08-06 04:00

Updated : 2025-04-03 01:03

NVD link : CVE-2004-0542

Mitre link : CVE-2004-0542

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2004-0542

JSON object : View

Products Affected

php

php

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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