{"id":"CVE-2012-5381","aliases":["BELL-CVE-2012-5381","EUVD-2012-5300","GHSA-cqpw-5cch-w85g"],"status":"disputed","title":"** DISPUTED ** Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installation functionality in PHP 5.3...","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","severity":{"version":"2.0","score":6,"vector":"AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C","level":"medium","assessor":"primary","from":"nvd"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-08","score":0.00854,"percentile":0.5854,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":true,"fix_available":false},"published":"2012-10-11T10:00:00Z","modified":"2026-06-16T23:46:46Z","exploits":[{"source":"exploitdb","id":"EDB-28130","title":"IKE and AuthIP IPsec Keyring Modules Service (IKEEXT) - Missing DLL (Metasploit)","type":"local","platform":"windows","date":"2013-09-06","verified":true,"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/28130"}],"products":[{"vendor":"php","product":"php"}],"references":[{"url":"http://osvdb.org/86172","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_OSVDB","x_transferred"]},{"url":"https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23108","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Exploit"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5381"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-cqpw-5cch-w85g"},{"url":"https://docs.bell-sw.com/security/cves/CVE-2012-5381","tags":["advisory"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2012-5381","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","status":"disputed","published":"2012-10-11T10:00:00Z","modified":"2024-08-06T21:05:46.77Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:34:49.246229Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2012-5300","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","status":"published","published":"2012-10-11T10:00:00Z","modified":"2024-08-06T21:05:46Z","updated_at":"2026-11-03T01:56:04.919378Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-cqpw-5cch-w85g","title":"** DISPUTED ** Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installation functionality in PHP 5.3...","description":"** DISPUTED ** 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.","status":"published","published":"2022-05-17T05:14:25Z","modified":"2023-01-28T05:03:24Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:43:58.488407Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2012-5381","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","status":"disputed","published":"2012-10-11T10:51:57.547Z","modified":"2026-06-16T23:46:46.337Z","cvss":[{"version":"2.0","score":6,"vector":"AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C","level":"medium","assessor":"primary"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:02:16.115119Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"BELL-CVE-2012-5381","title":"CVE-2012-5381 does not affect BellSoft software","status":"withdrawn","published":"2012-10-11T10:51:00Z","modified":"2026-01-28T07:19:24.44478Z","cvss":[{"version":"2.0","score":6,"vector":"AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C","level":"medium"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:28:13.47097Z"}]}}