CVE-2017-9841 · netVigilance record NV22-0060
PHPUnit Command Injection
past due
What to do
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA deadline 2022-08-15 · passed 4 years ago · applies to US federal civilian agencies; used elsewhere as a reference SLA
What happened
PHPUnit allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via HTTP POST data beginning with a "<?php " substring, as demonstrated by an attack on a site with an exposed /vendor folder, i.e., external access to the /vendor/phpunit/phpunit/src/Util/PHP/eval-stdin.php URI.
Who is affected
PHPUnit PHPUnit. Affected version ranges are listed in the vendor advisory and the NVD entry linked under Sources.
Weakness class: CWE-94.
Timeline
- Added to CISA KEVExploitation in the wild confirmed by CISA
- CISA remediation deadlinepassed 4 years ago
Sources
- NVD entry for CVE-2017-9841 nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9841
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
- nvd.nist.gov nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9841