Is CVE-2020-28948 actively exploited?

CVE-2020-28948 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2024-11-21.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-28948?

CVE-2020-28948 has a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2020-28948?

Patch guidance is available from php security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2020-28948.

Fix CVE-2020-28948 - HIGH php archive tar

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2020-28948?

11 products: php archive tar, debian debian linux, debian debian linux, fedoraproject fedora, fedoraproject fedora, and 6 more.

Description

Archive_Tar through 1.4.10 allows an unserialization attack because phar: is blocked but PHAR: is not blocked.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: local
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: required
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-502 · Insecure Deserialization

Metadata

Primary Vendor: PHP
Published: 11/19/2020
Last Modified: 11/21/2024
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

php : archive_tardebian : debian_linuxdebian : debian_linuxfedoraproject : fedorafedoraproject : fedorafedoraproject : fedorafedoraproject : fedoradrupal : drupaldrupal : drupaldrupal : drupaldrupal : drupal

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD