#VU110348 Input validation error in PHP - CVE-2008-2051 

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#VU110348 Input validation error in PHP - CVE-2008-2051

Published: October 11, 2018 / Updated: June 8, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU110348
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 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:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2008-2051
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
PHP
Software vendor:
PHP Group

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

The escapeshellcmd API function in PHP before 5.2.6 has unknown impact and context-dependent attack vectors related to "incomplete multibyte chars."


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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