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CVE-2012-2335

38
FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-2335 describes a vulnerability in php-wrapper.fcgi that allows remote attackers to bypass a protection mechanism in PHP versions 5.3.12 and 5.4.2. This flaw, stemming from improper handling of command-line arguments and interaction with the PHP sapi/cgi/cgi_main.c component, enables arbitrary code execution. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered highly severe, requiring no authentication and having low attack complexity, potentially leading to full compromise (confidentiality, integrity, availability). While no public exploit intelligence (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) is available, there is some community discussion and media coverage, including a mention in relation to RubyMiner malware, suggesting potential real-world relevance despite its age.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
5.3.12CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.4.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
32.54%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
98.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.3254 is in the 97th percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (3)

redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: php
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: php53
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: php

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2012-2335Low

php: incomplete CVE-2012-1823 fix - insecure wrapper

May 3, 2012

References

eindbazen.net / 2012/05/php-cgi-advisory-cve-2012-1823
git.php.net
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2012-06/msg00004.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00003.html
bugs.php.net / bug.php
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/49014
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/75652
h20564.www2.hp.com / portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/520827
US Government Resource
php.net / archive/2012.php