PHP <= 5.4.3 RCE Vulnerability - Windows

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2012 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
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# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

CPE = "cpe:/a:php:php";

if (description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.902836");
  script_version("2025-09-24T05:39:03+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-09-24 05:39:03 +0000 (Wed, 24 Sep 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2012-05-23 15:15:15 +0530 (Wed, 23 May 2012)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"10.0");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2012-2376");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_banner");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"WillNotFix");

  script_name("PHP <= 5.4.3 RCE Vulnerability - Windows");

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);

  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2012 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Web application abuses");
  script_dependencies("gb_php_consolidation.nasl", "os_detection.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("php/detected", "Host/runs_windows");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"PHP is prone to a remote code execution (RCE)
  vulnerability.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaw is due to an error in the 'com_print_typeinfo()'
  function, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted arguments that
  trigger incorrect handling of COM object VARIANT types.");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation could allow remote attackers to execute
  arbitrary code in the context of a webserver. Failed attempts will likely result in denial of
  service conditions.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"PHP version 5.4.3 and prior on Windows.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"No known solution was made available for at least one year
  since the disclosure of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General solution
  options are to upgrade to a newer release, disable respective features, remove the product or
  replace the product by another one.");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53621");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18861");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=13255");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=823464");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/20/2");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/112851/php54-exec.txt");

  exit(0);
}

include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");

if (isnull(port = get_app_port(cpe: CPE)))
  exit(0);

if (!infos = get_app_version_and_location(cpe: CPE, port: port, exit_no_version: TRUE))
  exit(0);

version = infos["version"];
location = infos["location"];

if (version_is_less_equal(version: version, test_version: "5.4.3")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "None", install_path: location);
  security_message(port: port, data: report);
  exit(0);
}

exit(0);