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Bug #30308 system command execution with echo()
Submitted: 2004-10-02 12:28 UTC Modified: 2004-10-02 12:57 UTC
Votes:1
Avg. Score:5.0 ± 0.0
Reproduced:0 of 0 (0.0%)
From: czke at czke dot com Assigned:
Status: Not a bug Package: Strings related
PHP Version: Irrelevant OS: Linux
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2004-10-02 12:28 UTC] czke at czke dot com
Description:
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It is posibble to execute system commands with echo using the  "`".
My opinion is that with  a string function this should not be posible.

Reproduce code:
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<?php
echo "<pre>";
echo `ls -l /`;
?>


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 [2004-10-02 12:57 UTC] magnus@php.net
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visit http://www.php.net/support.php as this bug system is not the
appropriate forum for asking support questions. 

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