CVE-2022-41922
PHP vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The vulnerability identified as CVE-2022-41922 affects yiisoft/yii versions prior to 1.1.27. This security flaw is a Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability that occurs when the application calls the unserialize() function on arbitrary user input. The vulnerability was disclosed in November 2022 and affects the core framework functionality (GitHub Advisory).

Technical details

The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.1 (High severity) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. The technical nature of the vulnerability involves unsafe deserialization of user input, which can lead to PHP Object Injection. The vulnerability is classified as CWE-502, relating to deserialization of untrusted data (GitHub Advisory).

Impact

The vulnerability can lead to Remote Code Execution (RCE) on affected systems, potentially allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code on the target server. This could result in complete system compromise, with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system (GitHub Advisory).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been patched in version 1.1.27 of yiisoft/yii. Users are strongly advised to upgrade to this version or later to mitigate the risk. The fix prevents RCE when deserializing untrusted user input (GitHub Advisory).

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