SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2021-21706

In PHP versions 7.3.x below 7.3.31, 7.4.x below 7.4.24 and 8.0.x below 8.0.11, in Microsoft Windows environment, ZipArchive::extractTo may be tricked into writing a file outside target directory when extracting a ZIP file, thus potentially causing files…

MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 1.44%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.44%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

In PHP versions 7.3.x below 7.3.31, 7.4.x below 7.4.24 and 8.0.x below 8.0.11, in Microsoft Windows environment, ZipArchive::extractTo may be tricked into writing a file outside target directory when extracting a ZIP file, thus potentially causing files to be created or overwritten, subject to OS permissions.

CVSS 3.1
6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS
1.44% probability · 72th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-24, CWE-22
Affected
php/php
Source
security@php.net

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.