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CVE-2024-35242

Composer vulnerable to command injection via malicious git/hg branch names

Published: Jun 10, 2024Updated: Feb 13, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-77
NVD MITRE
8.8CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
3.3%
Top 13.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Composer is a dependency manager for PHP. On the 2.x branch prior to versions 2.2.24 and 2.7.7, the `composer install` command running inside a git/hg repository which has specially crafted branch names can lead to command injection. This requires cloning untrusted repositories. Patches are available in version 2.2.24 for 2.2 LTS or 2.7.7 for mainline. As a workaround, avoid cloning potentially compromised repositories.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

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

CWE-77

Affected Products

composercomposer
Library
DevTools & CI / artifact-registry
composer/composerPackagistOSS Libraries
РЕД ОСООО «Ред Софт»
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Astra Linux Special EditionООО «РусБИТех-Астра»
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Astra Linux Common EditionООО «РусБИТех-Астра»
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
composeross-projectDevTools & CI
packagistpackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries
ооо «ред софт»commercialRUOperating Systemsaka red soft
ооо «русбитех-астра»commercialRUOperating Systemsaka rusbitech-astra
and 2 more affected products View all →

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Execution
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References

https://github.com/composer/composer/security/advisories/GHSA-v9qv-c7wm-wgmf
github.com
https://github.com/composer/composer/commit/6bd43dff859c597c09bd03a7e7d6443822d0a396
github.com
https://github.com/composer/composer/commit/fc57b93603d7d90b71ca8ec77b1c8a9171fdb467
github.com
and 15 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Jun 10, 2024
Last Updated
Feb 13, 2025

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