OS Command Injection in PHP - CVE-2024-8926
Published: September 25, 2024 / Updated: March 18, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU97691
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-8926
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: PHP Group
Affected software:
PHP
PHP
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The
vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in PHP-CGI
implementation. A remote attacker can send specially crafted HTTP
request to the application and execute arbitrary OS commands on the
system.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-8926
Install updates from vendor's website.