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CVE-2019-11043

Underflow in PHP-FPM can lead to RCE

PHP / PHP · affected before 7.1.33

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Severity
CVSS 8.7 · High
Confidence
Confirmed
Exploit status
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
99.4%
First observed
—
Last observed
—

Decision summary

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What it is

CVE-2019-11043 is an unauthenticated Underflow in PHP-FPM can lead to RCE. In PHP versions 7.1.x below 7.1.33, 7.2.x below 7.2.24 and 7.3.x below 7.3.11 in certain configurations of FPM setup it is possible to cause...

Is it exploited?

Yes. KEV Intelligence tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is confirmed.

Who is affected?

PHP / PHP affected before 7.1.33.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

Underflow in PHP-FPM can lead to RCE

In PHP versions 7.1.x below 7.1.33, 7.2.x below 7.2.24 and 7.3.x below 7.3.11 in certain configurations of FPM setup it is possible to cause FPM module to write past allocated buffers into the space reserved for FCGI protocol data, thus opening the possibility of remote code execution.

Vendor Product Affected Status
PHP PHP Before 7.1.33 Affected
PHP PHP Before 7.2.24 Affected
PHP PHP Before 7.3.11 Affected
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Published
28 Oct 2019
Exploitation Reported
25 Mar 2022
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None

Tags

php cisa malware metasploit ransomware

CVE References

Exploitation evidence

Why KEV Intelligence marks this CVE as exploited

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Exploited in the wild

CISA

Recorded 25 Mar 2022

Independent exploitation attestation added to the KEV Intelligence record.

Used in malware

CISA

Recorded 25 Mar 2022

Malware families have been linked to exploitation of this CVE.

Proof of concept available

GitHub

Recorded 23 Oct 2019

Public scanner or PoC coverage increases practical exploitability.

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Source Added
CISA First 2022-03-25 00:00 UTC

Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

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User-Agents
0

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Virtual patch status

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Scanner Artifacts

Scanner and exploit-framework references linked to this CVE.

Scanner Reference Detected
Metasploit https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/multi/http/php_fpm_rce.rb 28 Apr 2025

Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v3.1

8.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

EPSS

99.4%

Weaknesses

Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow') CWE-120

Potential Proof of Concepts

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php_fpm_rce

metasploit · Created Unknown

Metasploit module for CVE-2019-11043

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. Metasploit module available

    Exploit module available

  2. Public PoC available

    Public proof-of-concept code published

  3. Added to CISA KEV

    Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

  4. First public exploitation report

    Exploit observed in malware

  5. CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  6. CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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  "confidence": "Confirmed",
  "cvss_score": 8.7,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.99407,
  "exploit_status": {
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    "active_exploitation_observed": false
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  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}

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