OS Command Injection Affecting php56-mssql package, versions <0:5.6.10-1.115.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Amazon Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    4.26% (93rd percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-AMZN201803-PHP56MSSQL-1688101
  • published 27 Sep 2021
  • disclosed 16 May 2016

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 php56-mssql to version 0:5.6.10-1.115.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2015-563.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream php56-mssql package and not the php56-mssql package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

The escapeshellarg function in ext/standard/exec.c in PHP before 5.4.42, 5.5.x before 5.5.26, and 5.6.x before 5.6.10 on Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via a crafted string to an application that accepts command-line arguments for a call to the PHP system function.