# CVE-2015-4642: 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 remo

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2016-05-16 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

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## References

- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032709
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75290
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/18/6
- http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
- https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=69646
- http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d2ac264ffea5ca2e85640b6736e0c7cd4ee9a4a9
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-10

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