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CVE-2020-28949 · netVigilance record NV22-0491

PEAR Archive_Tar Deserialization of Untrusted Data

past due

What to do

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA deadline 2022-09-15 · passed 3 years 11 months ago · applies to US federal civilian agencies; used elsewhere as a reference SLA

What happened

PEAR Archive_Tar allows an unserialization attack because phar: is blocked but PHAR: is not blocked. PEAR stands for PHP Extension and Application Repository and it is an open-source framework and distribution system for reusable PHP components with known usage in third-party products such as Drupal Core and Red Hat Linux.

Who is affected

PEAR Archive_Tar. Affected version ranges are listed in the vendor advisory and the NVD entry linked under Sources.

Weakness class: CWE-74.

Timeline

  1. Added to CISA KEVExploitation in the wild confirmed by CISA
  2. CISA remediation deadlinepassed 3 years 11 months ago

Sources