What is CVE-2017-9841?

CVE-2017-9841 is a vulnerability in N/a. Published 2017-06-27.

Is CVE-2017-9841 known to be exploited?

Yes. CVE-2017-9841 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-02-15), indicating it is being actively exploited. 90 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.

Vulnerability in N/a

CVE-2017-9841

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 /ven…

EPSS: 0.942 (99.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

N/a — versions n/a

CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on 2022-02-15. CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.

BOD 22-01 due date: 2022-08-15.

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

101798 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
1039812 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
GLSA-201711-15 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html (x_refsource_MISC)
github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/commit/284a69fb88a2d0845d23f42974a583d8f59… (x_refsource_MISC)
github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/pull/1956 (x_refsource_MISC)
web.archive.org/web/20170701212357/http://phpunit.vulnbusters.com/ (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-9841?: CVE-2017-9841 is a vulnerability in N/a. Published 2017-06-27.
Is CVE-2017-9841 known to be exploited?: Yes. CVE-2017-9841 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-02-15), indicating it is being actively exploited. 90 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.