CVE-2023-29689
PHP vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

PyroCMS 3.9 contains a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability that can be exploited through a server-side template injection (SSTI) flaw. This vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-29689, allows a malicious attacker to send customized commands to the server and execute arbitrary code on the affected system (NVD, PacketStorm).

Technical details

The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 CRITICAL with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. This indicates that the vulnerability can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, requires no privileges or user interaction, and can result in high impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability (NVD).

Impact

A successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary code on the affected system, potentially leading to complete system compromise. The high CVSS score indicates severe potential impacts on system confidentiality, integrity, and availability (NVD).

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