CVE-2017-16894
In Laravel framework through 5.5.21, remote attackers can obtain sensitive information (such as externally usable passwords) via a direct request for the /.env URI.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 86.9%, higher than 100% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
In Laravel framework through 5.5.21, remote attackers can obtain sensitive information (such as externally usable passwords) via a direct request for the /.env URI. NOTE: this CVE is only about Laravel framework's writeNewEnvironmentFileWith function in src/Illuminate/Foundation/Console/KeyGenerateCommand.php, which uses file_put_contents without restricting the .env permissions. The .env filename is not used exclusively by Laravel framework.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 86.92% probability · 100th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 16 July 2019
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- laravel/laravel
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 83.4% on 21 September 2026 to 86.9% on 28 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153641/PHP-Laravel-Framework-Token-Unserialize-Remote-Command-Execution.html
- http://whiteboyz.xyz/laravel-env-file-vuln.htmlThird Party Advisory, URL Repurposed
- https://twitter.com/finnwea/status/967709791442341888
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153641/PHP-Laravel-Framework-Token-Unserialize-Remote-Command-Execution.html
- http://whiteboyz.xyz/laravel-env-file-vuln.htmlThird Party Advisory, URL Repurposed
- https://twitter.com/finnwea/status/967709791442341888
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.