CVE-2018-17057

Public Exploit

Description

An issue was discovered in TCPDF before 6.2.22. Attackers can trigger deserialization of arbitrary data via the phar:// wrapper.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 40.17% Top 5%
Third-Party Advisory packetstormsecurity.com Third-Party Advisory packetstormsecurity.com Third-Party Advisory seclists.org Third-Party Advisory contao.org Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory exploit-db.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/tecnickcom/TCPDF/commit/1861e33fe05f653b67d070f7c106463e7a5c26ed third party advisory patch
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Mar/36 third party advisory mailing list
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152200/TCPDF-6.2.19-Deserialization-Remote-Code-Execution.html vdb entry third party advisory
https://github.com/LimeSurvey/LimeSurvey/commit/1cdd78d27697b3150bb44aaa7af1a81062a591a5 third party advisory patch
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46634/ exploit vdb entry third party advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152360/LimeSurvey-Deserialization-Remote-Code-Execution.html exploit vdb entry third party advisory
https://contao.org/en/news/security-vulnerability-cve-2018-17057.html third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-17057?
CVE-2018-17057 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-17057?
To fix CVE-2018-17057, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-17057 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-17057 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~40% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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