Deserialization in Phpmussel

CVE-2020-4043

phpMussel from versions 1.0.0 and less than 1.6.0 has an unserialization vulnerability in PHP's phar wrapper. Uploading a specially crafted file to an affected version allows arbitrary code execution (discovered, tested, and confirmed by myself), so the risk factor should be regarded as very high. Newer phpMussel versions don't use PHP's phar wrapper, and are therefore unaffected. This has been fixed in version 1.6.0.

Vulnerability class: Insecure Deserialization

EPSS: 0.026 (83.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.7 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-4043?
CVE-2020-4043 is a high-severity vulnerability in Phpmussel, classified under Deserialization of Untrusted Data. CVSS score: 7.7/10. Published 2020-06-10.
How severe is CVE-2020-4043?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.7 out of 10.