CVE-2024-4577
Published 2024-06-09 · Updated 2026-06-17 · Source security@php.net
Summary
CVE-2024-4577 is a critical-severity (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in PHP Group PHP. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on June 12, 2024, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed; US federal agencies had to remediate it by July 3, 2024. CISA also lists it as known to be used in ransomware campaigns, so it should be prioritised accordingly.
All 1 known-exploited PHP Group vulnerabilities →Description
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.
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA Known-Exploited Vulnerability
Product: PHP Group — PHP
Name: PHP-CGI OS Command Injection Vulnerability
Date added: 2024-06-12 · Due: 2024-07-03
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/07/1
- https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/06/php-vulnerability-allows-attackers-to-run-malicious-code-on-windows-servers/
- https://blog.orange.tw/2024/06/cve-2024-4577-yet-another-php-rce.html
- https://cert.be/en/advisory/warning-php-remote-code-execution-patch-immediately
- https://devco.re/blog/2024/06/06/security-alert-cve-2024-4577-php-cgi-argument-injection-vulnerability-en/
- https://github.com/11whoami99/CVE-2024-4577
- https://github.com/php/php-src/security/advisories/GHSA-3qgc-jrrr-25jv
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/19247

