The version of PHP installed on the remote host is prior to 8.1.29. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the Version 8.1.29 advisory.

  - 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. (CVE-2012-1823)

  - In PHP versions 8.1.* before 8.1.28, 8.2.* before 8.2.18, 8.3.* before 8.3.5, 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. (CVE-2024-1874)

  - In PHP versions 8.1.* before 8.1.29, 8.2.* before 8.2.20, 8.3.* before 8.3.8, when using Apache and PHP-     CGI on Windows, if the system is set up to use certain code pages, Windows may use Best-Fit behavior to     replace characters in command line given to Win32 API functions. PHP CGI module may misinterpret those     characters as PHP options, which may allow a malicious user to pass options to PHP binary being run, and     thus reveal the source code of scripts, run arbitrary PHP code on the server, etc. (CVE-2024-4577)

  - In PHP versions 8.1.* before 8.1.29, 8.2.* before 8.2.20, 8.3.* before 8.3.8, due to a code logic error,     filtering functions such as filter_var when validating URLs (FILTER_VALIDATE_URL) for certain types of     URLs the function will result in invalid user information (username + password part of URLs) being treated     as valid user information. This may lead to the downstream code accepting invalid URLs as valid and     parsing them incorrectly. (CVE-2024-5458)

  - 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.
    (CVE-2024-5585)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

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PHP 8.1.x < 8.1.29 Multiple Vulnerabilities

critical Nessus Plugin ID 200170

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Version 1.9 Oct 23, 2024, 3:47 PM Plugin metadata (update thorough_tests attribute) Plugin Feed: 202410231547
Version 1.8 Oct 4, 2024, 11:19 AM IAVM reference Plugin Feed: 202410041119
Version 1.7 Jun 14, 2024, 4:55 PM IAVM reference STIG Severity (set to "I") Plugin Feed: 202406141655
Version 1.6 Jun 13, 2024, 3:55 PM CISA reference Plugin Feed: 202406131555
Version 1.5 Jun 12, 2024, 7:07 PM CISA reference Plugin Feed: 202406121907
Version 1.4 Jun 10, 2024, 8:22 PM Plugin metadata Plugin Feed: 202406102022
Version 1.3 Jun 10, 2024, 9:01 AM CVSS metrics ("CVSSv3 score" set to 9.8) CVSS metrics ("CVSSv3 vector" set to "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H") CVSSv3 score source (changed from "CVE-2024-1874" to "CVE-2024-4577") Plugin Feed: 202406100901
Version 1.2 Jun 7, 2024, 7:09 AM Exploit attributes ("Exploit framework canvas" set to "True") Exploit attributes ("Exploit framework core" set to "True") Exploit attributes ("Exploit framework metasploit" set to "True") Exploit attributes ("Exploited by malware" set to "True") Plugin Feed: 202406070709
Version 1.1 Jun 6, 2024, 10:11 PM New Plugin Feed: 202406062211