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    CVE-2017-9841

    Util/PHP/eval-stdin.php in PHPUnit before 4.8.28 and 5.x before 5.6.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via HTTP POST data beginning with a "<?php " substring, as demonstrated by an attack on a site with an exposed /vendor folder, i.e., external access to the /vendor/phpunit/phpunit/src/Util/PHP/eval-stdin.php URI.

    Published:Jun 27, 2017
    Last Modified:Apr 21, 2026
    EPS:Jun 27, 2017
    EPSS Score:0.9421
    CVSS Score:9.8

    CISA Notification

    Description

    Util/PHP/eval-stdin.php in PHPUnit before 4.8.28 and 5.x before 5.6.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via HTTP POST data beginning with a "<?php " substring, as demonstrated by an attack on a site with an exposed /vendor folder, i.e., external access to the /vendor/phpunit/phpunit/src/Util/PHP/eval-stdin.php URI.

    Required Action:

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

    Notes:

    No extra notes provided.

    Due Date
    Aug 15, 2022
    1488 days ago
    Alert Date
    Feb 15, 2022
    1669 days ago

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Oracle
    Product
    Communications Diameter Signaling Router
    Vendor
    Phpunit Project
    Product
    Phpunit

    Exploits

    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50702https://github.com/akr3ch/CVE-2017-9841https://github.com/Chocapikk/CVE-2017-9841https://github.com/cyberharsh/Php-unit-CVE-2017-9841https://github.com/drcrypterdotru/PHPUnit-GoScanhttps://github.com/dream434/CVE-2017-9841https://github.com/incogbyte/laravel-phpunit-rce-masscanerhttps://github.com/jax7sec/CVE-2017-9841https://github.com/joelindra/Argushttps://github.com/joelindra/CVE-2017-9841https://github.com/K3ysTr0K3R/CVE-2017-9841-EXPLOIThttps://github.com/krisdewa/CVE-2017-9841-PHPUnit-Remote-Code-Execution-PoChttps://github.com/ludy-dev/PHPUnit_eval-stdin_RCEhttps://github.com/MadExploits/PHPunit-Exploithttps://github.com/mbrasile/CVE-2017-9841https://github.com/mileticluka1/eval-stdinhttps://github.com/MrG3P5/CVE-2017-9841https://github.com/MR-LeonardoGomes/CVE-2017-9841https://github.com/p1ckzi/CVE-2017-9841https://github.com/Pwdnx1337/CVE-2017-9841https://github.com/RandomRobbieBF/phpunit-brute

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    References

    http://web.archive.org/web/20170701212357/http://phpunit.vulnbusters.com/
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101798
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039812
    https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/commit/284a69fb88a2d0845d23f42974a583d8f59bf5a5
    https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/pull/1956
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-15
    https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
    http://web.archive.org/web/20170701212357/http://phpunit.vulnbusters.com/
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101798
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039812
    https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/commit/284a69fb88a2d0845d23f42974a583d8f59bf5a5
    https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/pull/1956
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-15
    https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
    https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-9841

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