Deserialization in Phpfox
CVE-2023-46817
An issue was discovered in phpFox before 4.8.14. The url request parameter passed to the /core/redirect route is not properly sanitized before being used in a call to the unserialize() PHP function. This can be exploited by remote, unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary PHP objects into the application scope, allowing them to perform a variety of attacks, such as executing arbitrary PHP code.
Vulnerability class: Insecure Deserialization
EPSS: 0.018 (76.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Phpfox
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Product)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Product)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-46817?
- CVE-2023-46817 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Phpfox, classified under Deserialization of Untrusted Data. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-11-03.
- How severe is CVE-2023-46817?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-46817 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.