CVE-2020-28949
Description
Archive_Tar through 1.4.10 has :// filename sanitization only to address phar attacks, and thus any other stream-wrapper attack (such as file:// to overwrite files) can still succeed.
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CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:LAttack VectorLocal
AC:LAttack ComplexityLow
PR:NPrivileges RequiredNone
UI:RUser InteractionRequired
Scope
S:UScopeUnchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentialityHigh
I:HIntegrityHigh
A:HAvailabilityHigh
Weaknesses
Affected Products
ООО «РусБИТех-Астра»
commercial·RUaka rusbitech-astra
php
oss-project·USaka pear, php language, pecl
debian
oss-project·GBaka debian gnu/linux
fedoraproject
oss-project·USaka fedora project
drupal
oss-project·USaka drupal core, drupal cms
and 5 more affected products View all →
Exploitability
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Added to KEV:Aug 25, 2022
Remediation due:Sep 15, 2022
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
3 exploit sources identified
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References
https://github.com/pear/Archive_Tar/issues/33
github.com
https://www.drupal.org/sa-core-2020-013
drupal.org
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00045.html
lists.debian.org
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