TI-2004-00489 Aliases CVE-2004-0542 GHSA-ccf6-wjg8-65fx

PHP before 4.3.7 on Win32 platforms does not properly filter all shell metacharacters…

HIGH 67Published 2004-06-10 · Updated 2024-08-08

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.31108 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:php:php::::::::	before 4.3.7	Vulnerable	PHP

cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 4.3.7 Vulnerable ·PHP

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-0542
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ccf6-wjg8-65fx

References

Patch 1

http://www.php.net/release_4_3_7.php

Other 1

http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=108

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Sources

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