VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2019-7743
The phar:// stream wrapper can be used for objection injection attacks because there is no protection mechanism (such as the TYPO3 PHAR stream wrapper) to prevent use of the phar:// handler for non .phar-files.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 2.67%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.67%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An issue was discovered in Joomla! before 3.9.3. The phar:// stream wrapper can be used for objection injection attacks because there is no protection mechanism (such as the TYPO3 PHAR stream wrapper) to prevent use of the phar:// handler for non .phar-files.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.67% probability · 85th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-502, CWE-917
- Affected
- joomla/joomla\!
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107050Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/770-20190206-core-implement-the-typo3-phar-stream-wrapperVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107050Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/770-20190206-core-implement-the-typo3-phar-stream-wrapperVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.