CVE-2021-29476 – rmccue/requests

Package

Manager: composer
Name: rmccue/requests
Vulnerable Version: >=1.6.0 <1.8.0

Severity

Level: Critical

CVSS v3.1: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

EPSS: 0.02219 pctl0.83864

Details

Insecure Deserialization of untrusted data in rmccue/requests ### Impact Unserialization of untrusted data. ### Patches The issue has been patched and users of `Requests` 1.6.0, 1.6.1 and 1.7.0 should update to version 1.8.0. ### References Publications about the vulnerability: * https://dannewitz.ninja/posts/php-unserialize-object-injection-yet-another-stars-rating-wordpress * https://github.com/ambionics/phpggc/issues/52 * https://blog.detectify.com/2019/07/23/improving-wordpress-plugin-security/ * https://i.blackhat.com/us-18/Thu-August-9/us-18-Thomas-Its-A-PHP-Unserialization-Vulnerability-Jim-But-Not-As-We-Know-It.pdf * https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/3853213/us-18-Thomas-It%27s-A-PHP-Unserialization-Vulnerability-Jim-But-Not-As-We-....pdf * https://2018.zeronights.ru/wp-content/uploads/materials/9%20ZN2018%20WV%20-%20PHP%20unserialize.pdf * https://medium.com/@knownsec404team/extend-the-attack-surface-of-php-deserialization-vulnerability-via-phar-d6455c6a1066#3c0f Originally fixed in WordPress 5.5.2: * https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/commit/add6bedf3a53b647d0ebda2970057912d3cd79d3 * https://wordpress.org/news/2020/10/wordpress-5-5-2-security-and-maintenance-release/ Related Security Advisories: * https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2020-28032 * https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-28032 Notification to the Requests repo including a fix in: * https://github.com/rmccue/Requests/pull/421 and * https://github.com/rmccue/Requests/pull/422 ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: * Open an issue in [Request](https://github.com/WordPress/Requests/)

Metadata

Created: 2021-04-29T21:52:30Z
Modified: 2021-04-27T20:54:56Z
Source: https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2021/04/GHSA-52qp-jpq7-6c54/GHSA-52qp-jpq7-6c54.json
CWE IDs: ["CWE-502"]
Alternative ID: GHSA-52qp-jpq7-6c54
Finding: F096
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