Deserialization of Untrusted Data Affecting php:7.4/php-mbstring package, versions <0:7.4.19-4.module+el8.6.0+16316+906f6c6d


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
19.41% (97th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-PHP-4301372
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed19 Nov 2020

Introduced: 19 Nov 2020

CVE-2020-28948  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-502  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 php:7.4/php-mbstring to version 0:7.4.19-4.module+el8.6.0+16316+906f6c6d or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2022:6542.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream php:7.4/php-mbstring package and not the php:7.4/php-mbstring package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

Archive_Tar through 1.4.10 allows an unserialization attack because phar: is blocked but PHAR: is not blocked.

References

CVSS Base Scores

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