CVE-2012-1823 — PHP-CGI Query String Parameter Vulnerability

Triage

Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.

CISA SSVC assessment CISA

Three decision points CISA publishes for the CVEs it assesses (SSVC 2.0.3). A stakeholder decision, not a severity score.

Remediation

Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.

• Documented patch — www.php.net (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
• Documented patch — bugs.php.net (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
• Documented patch — bugs.php.net (NIST National Vulnerability Database)

CISA required action CISA

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

US federal deadline: Apr 15, 2022 — passed 1644 day(s) ago

First 24 hours

Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.

1. Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (Apple Mac Os X, Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora…).
2. Treat as emergency remediation: the CVE is in CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
3. The attack is network-based and needs no privileges: restrict exposure (ACLs, VPN, WAF) until patched.
4. Apply the fixed version or the patch documented under Remediation.
5. EPSS ahead of 100% of scored CVEs: prioritize it in the patch queue.
6. Search available logs for exploit probes matching the vulnerability class (injection), errors and authentication anomalies.

Affected scope

Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.

Attack characteristics

The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.

Every base score collected

Sources score independently and may disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.

Weakness MITRE

Weakness class according to MITRE’s CWE catalog.

CWE-77 · Command Injection

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CISA KEV details CISA

CISA lists a CVE once it has evidence of exploitation against real targets.

CISA records ransomware use only for campaigns it has confirmed, so “Unknown” means unrecorded, not ruled out. The deadline binds US federal agencies; for everyone else it is a reference date.

Public exploits, PoCs and detection templates

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EPSS over time FIRST

Oct 13, 2026 → Oct 14, 2026 · 2 reading(s) · max 100.00%

Detection

Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.

• Prioritize edge telemetry for the network-reachable component (proxy, WAF, IDS/IPS).
• Look for parameters with command/query metacharacters and unexpected child processes of the service.
• Hunt retroactively in logs from before Mar 25, 2022 (KEV listing): exploitation may have started earlier.

Timeline

What happened to this CVE, newest first.

• 2026
• SSVC assessment updated
  Oct 13, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
• Record published
  Oct 13, 2026
• Fix documented
  Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
• Affected products added · php/php, fedoraproject/fedora, debian/debian linux, hp/hp-ux, opensuse/opensuse, suse/linux enterprise server, suse/linu
  Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
• CVSS changed · 9.8
  Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
• Source status changed · → Analyzed
  Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
• Added to CISA KEV (detected)
  Oct 13, 2026 · CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
• Record created in this database
  Oct 13, 2026 · CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
• 2022
• Added to CISA KEV catalog
  Mar 24, 2022 · CISA
• 2012
• CVE published
  May 11, 2012 · certcc

Source activity

Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.

• 1× References added · Oct 13, 2026 – Oct 13, 2026
• 1× Official description updated · Oct 13, 2026 – Oct 13, 2026

References

31 on the record

• bugs.php.net/patch-display.php
  Patch, NIST National Vulnerability Database
• bugs.php.net/bug.php
  Exploit, Patch, NIST National Vulnerability Database
• www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
  Exploit, Patch, Release Notes, NIST National Vulnerability Database
• www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
  US Government Resource, NIST National Vulnerability Database
• rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0547.html
  Third Party Advisory, vendor-advisory, NIST National Vulnerability Database
• lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-05/msg00007.html
  Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, vendor-advisory, NIST National Vulnerability Database
• www.php.net/archive/2012.php
  Release Notes, NIST National Vulnerability Database
• lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00004.html
  Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, vendor-advisory, NIST National Vulnerability Database
• secunia.com/advisories/49065
  Broken Link, third-party-advisory, NIST National Vulnerability Database
• www.mandriva.com/security/advisories
  Broken Link, vendor-advisory, NIST National Vulnerability Database
• marc.info/
  Mailing List, vendor-advisory, NIST National Vulnerability Database
• rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0569.html
  Third Party Advisory, vendor-advisory, NIST National Vulnerability Database
• secunia.com/advisories/49087
  Broken Link, third-party-advisory, NIST National Vulnerability Database
• lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/W45D
  Mailing List, Release Notes, vendor-advisory, NIST National Vulnerability Database
• secunia.com/advisories/49085
  Broken Link, third-party-advisory, NIST National Vulnerability Database
• rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0568.html
  Third Party Advisory, vendor-advisory, NIST National Vulnerability Database
• www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/520827
  Exploit, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource, third-party-advisory, NIST National Vulnerability Database
• lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PKGTQU
  Mailing List, Release Notes, NIST National Vulnerability Database
• support.apple.com/kb/HT5501
  Third Party Advisory, NIST National Vulnerability Database
• lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-05/msg00011.html
  Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, vendor-advisory, NIST National Vulnerability Database
• secunia.com/advisories/49014
  Broken Link, third-party-advisory, NIST National Vulnerability Database
• www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/07/1
  Mailing List, mailing-list, NIST National Vulnerability Database
• lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-05/msg00002.html
  Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, vendor-advisory, NIST National Vulnerability Database
• www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/673343
  Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource, third-party-advisory, NIST National Vulnerability Database
• eindbazen.net/2012/05/php-cgi-advisory-cve-2012-1823/
  Broken Link, Exploit, NIST National Vulnerability Database
• lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PKGT
  Mailing List, Release Notes, vendor-advisory, NIST National Vulnerability Database
• h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp
  Broken Link, vendor-advisory, NIST National Vulnerability Database
• rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0546.html
  Third Party Advisory, vendor-advisory, NIST National Vulnerability Database
• www.securitytracker.com/id
  Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, NIST National Vulnerability Database
• www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2465
  Third Party Advisory, vendor-advisory, NIST National Vulnerability Database
• rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0570.html
  Third Party Advisory, vendor-advisory, NIST National Vulnerability Database

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Not in any source we poll

Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.

• No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
• No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
• No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.

Answered from this record

Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.

What should defenders know first?

CVE-2012-1823 is "PHP-CGI Query String Parameter Vulnerability", rated Critical. It affects Mac Os X (Apple); versions are in the scope table. It is in CISA KEV: there is evidence of real-world exploitation. CVSS 9.8 describes technical severity. EPSS 100.00% estimates the probability of exploitation in 30 days; neither replaces your asset context. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.

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