CVE-2023-6654
PHP vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A critical vulnerability (CVE-2023-6654) was discovered in PHPEMS versions 6.x/7.x/8.x/9.0, affecting the Session Data Handler component in the lib/session.cls.php library. The vulnerability was disclosed in December 2023 and has been assigned the identifier VDB-247357 (NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability involves a deserialization issue in the Session Data Handler component. It has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 8.8 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, indicating network accessibility with low attack complexity. The vulnerability requires low privileges and no user interaction to exploit (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability can lead to high impacts across confidentiality, integrity, and availability. When successfully exploited, it allows attackers to potentially compromise the affected system through deserialization of untrusted data, which could lead to remote code execution (NVD).

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