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TI-2024-01743 Aliases CVE-2024-1874

Command injection via array-ish $command parameter of proc_open()

Priority HIGH 82CWE-116Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · Low
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 2 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.32799 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Partial PHP (PHP Group): 8.1.28, 8.2.18, 8.3.5Red Hat: 2 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
PHP GroupPHPbefore 8.1.28; before 8.2.18; before 8.3.58.1.28, 8.2.18, 8.3.5Patch availableCNA
  • PHP VendorPHP Group Affected before 8.1.28; before 8.2.18; before 8.3.5 Fixed in 8.1.28, 8.2.18, 8.3.5 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.1.0 to before 8.1.28; 8.2.0 to before 8.2.18; 8.3.0 to before 8.3.5VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*39VulnerableFedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:40:*:*:*:*:*:*:*40VulnerableFedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1.0 to before 8.1.28; 8.2.0 to before 8.2.18; 8.3.0 to before 8.3.5 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:39:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 39 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:40:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 40 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA PHP (PHP Group) Fixed in 8.1.28, 8.2.18, 8.3.5

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    PHP 8.1.28, 8.2.18, 8.3.5

    3 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 1 HIGH, 1 MEDIUM, 1 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2024-02567 __Host-/__Secure- cookie bypass due to partial CVE-2022-31629 fixPriority MEDIUM 62
    • TI-2024-02900 PHP function password_verify can erroneously return true when argument contains NULPriority LOW 34
    Show all 3 records →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-1874

References

Exploit 2

Advisory 1

Other 4

  • TI-2024-04260 Argument Injection in PHP-CGI KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-78794 PHP remote code execution via stale global state KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
  • TI-2026-78793 Out-of-memory handling flaw in PHP allows remote code execution KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
  • TI-2022-13555 PDO::quote() may return unquoted string CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2024-10408 Reference counting in php_request_shutdown causes Use-After-Free CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
  • TI-2024-05189 Command injection via array-ish $command parameter of proc_open() (bypass CVE-2024-1874 fix) CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
See all 107 →

Sources

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