CVE-2012-5381

Severity CVSS v4.0:

Pending analysis

Type:

Unavailable / Other

Publication date:

11/10/2012

Last modified:

11/04/2025

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

Impact

Vector 2.0

AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 6.00 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Authentication (Au): Single
Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availability (A): Complete