GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Packagist
GHSA-qr95-4mq5-r3fh Phar unserialization vulnerability in phpMussel
HIGH
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- Aliases
- CVE-2020-4043
- Ecosystem
- Packagist
- Packages
- phpmussel/phpmussel, maikuolan/phpmussel
- Severity
- High
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-502
- Reviewed
- 2020-06-10
Affected packages
• Packagist phpmussel/phpmussel: >= 1.0.0, < 1.6.0 → fixed in 1.6.0
• Packagist maikuolan/phpmussel: >= 1.0.0, < 1.6.0 → fixed in 1.6.0
Description
Impact
_What kind of vulnerability is it? Who is impacted?_
Anyone using >= v1.0.0 = v1.6.0 (the earliest safe version) will resolve the problem. However, as multiple new major versions have been released since that version, upgrading to the latest available version is recommended, in order to protect against any potential future vulnerabilities, unknown at the time of writing this advisory.
Workarounds
_Is there a way for users to fix or remediate the vulnerability without upgrading?_
Yes. In the package's configuration, disable archive checking by setting `check_archives` to `false` (thus avoiding execution of the affected parts of the codebase entirely).
References
_Are there any links users can visit to find out more?_
Yes. The vulnerability is documented at SECURITY.md and also at #167.
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:
• Comment at the issue linked to this advisory, or..
• Contact the package author.
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2020-4043 phpMussel from versions 1.0.0 and less than 1.6.0 has an unserialization vulnerability in PHP's phar wrapper. vulnerability
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data weakness
References
- https://github.com/phpMussel/phpMussel/security/advisories/GHSA-qr95-4mq5-r3fh web
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-4043 advisory
- https://github.com/phpMussel/phpMussel/issues/167 web
- https://github.com/phpMussel/phpMussel/pull/173 web
- https://github.com/phpMussel/phpMussel/commit/97f25973433921c1f953430f32d3081adc4851a4 web
- https://github.com/phpMussel/phpMussel package
- https://github.com/phpMussel/phpMussel/security/policy#currently-known-vulnerabilities web