RULE(RULE ID:338127)

Rule General Information
Release Date: 2024-06-12
Rule Name: PHP CGI Argument Injection Vulnerability (CVE-2024-4577)
Severity:
CVE ID:
Rule Protection Details
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.
Impact: An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to have unspecified effect.
Affected OS: Windows, Linux, Others
Reference: 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/
Solutions
Refer to the announcement or patch by the vendor: https://www.php.net/downloads