Unscored severity · published Oct 11, 2012
CVE-2012-5381
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installation functionality in PHP 5.3.17, when installed in the top-level C:\ directory, might allow local users to gain privileges via…
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CVSS
0.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installation functionality in PHP 5.3.17, when installed in the top-level C:\ directory, might allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the C:\PHP directory, which may be added to the PATH system environment variable by an administrator, as demonstrated by a Trojan horse wlbsctrl.dll file used by the "IKE and AuthIP IPsec Keying Modules" system service in Windows Vista SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows 7 SP1, and Windows 8 Release Preview. NOTE: CVE disputes this issue because the unsafe PATH is established only by a separate administrative action that is not a default part of the PHP installation
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.9% · higher than 58% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PH
PHP · PHP
5.3.17 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5381
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-5381
osvdb.org
http://osvdb.org/86172
Exploit
https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23108
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