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CVE-2017-9841

Published: Jun 27, 2017Updated: Apr 21, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-94
9.8CRITICAL
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
100.0%
Top 0.0%
CISA KEV
Active Exploitation
Since Feb 15, 2022
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Nuclei · OpenVAS

Description

Util/PHP/eval-stdin.php in PHPUnit before 4.8.28 and 5.x before 5.6.3 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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-94

Affected Products

phpunit project
oss-projectaka phpunit
phpunitLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
oracle
commercial·USaka oracle corp.
communications diameter signaling routerOn-prem
Databases / cache-message-queue
Packagist
package-ecosystem
phpunit/phpunit
OSS Libraries
Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения
oss-projectaka fsf
PHPUnitOn-premLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
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Exploitability

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Added to KEV:Feb 15, 2022
Remediation due:Aug 15, 2022

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Execution
Initial Access
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References

http://web.archive.org/web/20170701212357/http://phpunit.vulnbusters.com/
web.archive.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101798
securityfocus.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039812
securitytracker.com
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