CVE-2020-28949: PEAR Archive_Tar Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability
PEAR Archive_Tar allows an unserialization attack because phar: is blocked but PHAR: is not blocked. PEAR stands for PHP Extension and Application Repository and it is an open-source framework and distribution system for reusable PHP components with known usage in third-party products such as Drupal Core and Red Hat Linux. Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
· high severity · unattributed attribution
Evidence and provenance
- Original source
- CISA KEV report ↗
- Published
- 2022-08-25T00:00:00Z
- Confidence basis
- No actor match
- Record ID
5294a6050a26ff0b6aed
Vulnerabilities
CVE-2020-28949
Use and citation
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