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CVE-2012-1823

is CVE-2012-1823real, exploitable, or a false positive? Here's the community ground truth.

Critical · CVSS 9.8EPSS 100.0%CISA KEVCWE-77

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

sapi/cgi/cgi_main.c in PHP before 5.3.12 and 5.4.x before 5.4.2, when configured as a CGI script (aka php-cgi), does not properly handle query strings that lack an = (equals sign) character, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by placing command-line options in the query string, related to lack of skipping a certain php_getopt for the 'd' case.

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Community real-world severity: Critical (Critical 2) — CVSS base score 9.8

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    Field note · Waleed AzizCurated

    Confirmed exploited in the wild — listed in the CISA KEV catalog (added 2022-03-25). Treat as real and prioritize patching over triage.

Same weaknessCWE-77.