PHP 8.1.x < 8.1.30 Multiple Vulnerabilities

critical Nessus Plugin ID 207855

Synopsis

The version PHP running on the remote web server is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The version of PHP installed on the remote host is prior to 8.1.30. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the Version 8.1.30 advisory.

- 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)

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

Solution

Upgrade to PHP version 8.1.30 or later.

See Also

http://php.net/ChangeLog-8.php#8.1.30

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 207855

File Name: php_8_1_30.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 9/27/2024

Updated: 10/4/2024

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Enable CGI Scanning: true

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 8.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-4577

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 9.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:php:php

Required KB Items: www/PHP, installed_sw/PHP

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/26/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/4/2024

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 7/3/2024

Exploitable With

Metasploit (PHP CGI Argument Injection Remote Code Execution)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-4577, CVE-2024-8925, CVE-2024-8926, CVE-2024-8927, CVE-2024-9026

IAVA: 2024-A-0609