CVE-2017-9841
PHPUnit Command Injection Vulnerability
This vulnerability is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: attackers are using it. If you run PHPUnit, fix it now.
CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
US federal civilian agencies must remediate by Aug 15, 2022.
Patch status
Official fix available since
Apply the vendor's update to every affected system. Check the fixed-in versions below where known.
Basis: NVD patch reference
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.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database. Official vulnerability data, reproduced as published.
Affected products
| Product | Vendor | Source |
|---|---|---|
| PHPUnit | PHPUnit | KEV |
Sources: KEV = CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Version details have not been published yet.
Intelligence timeline
Developments from the last 30 days, newest first.
- CVSS scoredUpdateKEV
CVE-2017-9841 scored CVSS 9.8: PHPUnit PHPUnit, PHPUnit Command Injection Vulnerability
CISA lists this as exploited in the wild. Unpatched PHPUnit systems are exposed to active attacks now.
Basis: NIST National Vulnerability Database
- Patch releasedUpdateKEV
Patch released for CVE-2017-9841: PHPUnit PHPUnit, PHPUnit Command Injection Vulnerability
An official fix is now available for PHPUnit PHPUnit. This vulnerability is being exploited, so apply it promptly.
Basis: NVD patch reference
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