9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2021-43617
"Laravel File Upload PHP Unauthorized Execution"
Description

Laravel Framework through 8.70.2 does not sufficiently block the upload of executable PHP content because Illuminate/Validation/Concerns/ValidatesAttributes.php lacks a check for .phar files, which are handled as application/x-httpd-php on systems based on Debian. NOTE: this CVE Record is for Laravel Framework, and is unrelated to any reports concerning incorrectly written user applications for image upload.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 14, 2021, 4:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 18, 2021, 4:21 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2021-43617 has a 8 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-43617 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Laravel framework
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2021-43617.

URL Resource
https://github.com/laravel/framework/blob/2049de73aa099a113a287587df4cc522c90961f5/src/Illuminate/Validation/Concerns/ValidatesAttributes.php#L1331-L1333 Third Party Advisory
https://salsa.debian.org/php-team/php/-/blob/dc253886b5b2e9bc8d9e36db787abb083a667fd8/debian/php-cgi.conf#L5-6 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://salsa.debian.org/php-team/php/-/commit/dc253886b5b2e9bc8d9e36db787abb083a667fd8 Patch Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

All CVE - PoC in GitHub

poc proofofconcept tester allcve cvegithub cvenew cvepoc cveupdate

Updated: 3 weeks, 3 days ago
5 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : March 22, 2024, 3:58 p.m. This repo has been linked 928 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 6 months, 1 week ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : March 11, 2024, 1:21 p.m. This repo has been linked 930 different CVEs too.

This is a reproduction of PHP Laravel 8.70.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability

Dockerfile PHP JavaScript HTML Blade

Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : June 8, 2023, 8:05 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 7 months ago
2 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : Nov. 25, 2022, 5:43 p.m. This repo has been linked 930 different CVEs too.

None

Python

Updated: 2 years, 1 month ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Aug. 3, 2022, 10:18 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Research CVEs

Updated: 2 years, 2 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : July 18, 2022, 3:23 p.m. This repo has been linked 36 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago
8 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : June 21, 2022, 7:45 a.m. This repo has been linked 943 different CVEs too.

CVE-2021-43617 bypass CRF

Python

Updated: 1 year, 8 months ago
0 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : Nov. 19, 2021, 5:39 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-43617 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-43617 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 18, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/laravel/framework/blob/2049de73aa099a113a287587df4cc522c90961f5/src/Illuminate/Validation/Concerns/ValidatesAttributes.php#L1331-L1333 No Types Assigned https://github.com/laravel/framework/blob/2049de73aa099a113a287587df4cc522c90961f5/src/Illuminate/Validation/Concerns/ValidatesAttributes.php#L1331-L1333 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://salsa.debian.org/php-team/php/-/blob/dc253886b5b2e9bc8d9e36db787abb083a667fd8/debian/php-cgi.conf#L5-6 No Types Assigned https://salsa.debian.org/php-team/php/-/blob/dc253886b5b2e9bc8d9e36db787abb083a667fd8/debian/php-cgi.conf#L5-6 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://salsa.debian.org/php-team/php/-/commit/dc253886b5b2e9bc8d9e36db787abb083a667fd8 No Types Assigned https://salsa.debian.org/php-team/php/-/commit/dc253886b5b2e9bc8d9e36db787abb083a667fd8 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-434
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:laravel:framework:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 8.70.2
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 17, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Laravel Framework through 8.70.2 does not sufficiently block the upload of executable PHP content because Illuminate/Validation/Concerns/ValidatesAttributes.php lacks a check for .phar files, which are handled as application/x-httpd-php on systems based on Debian. In some use cases, this may be related to file-type validation for image upload (e.g., differences between getClientOriginalExtension and other approaches). Laravel Framework through 8.70.2 does not sufficiently block the upload of executable PHP content because Illuminate/Validation/Concerns/ValidatesAttributes.php lacks a check for .phar files, which are handled as application/x-httpd-php on systems based on Debian. NOTE: this CVE Record is for Laravel Framework, and is unrelated to any reports concerning incorrectly written user applications for image upload.
    Removed Reference https://github.com/laravel/framework/blob/2049de73aa099a113a287587df4cc522c90961f5/src/Illuminate/Validation/Concerns/ValidatesAttributes.php#L1130-L1132 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://hosein-vita.medium.com/laravel-8-x-image-upload-bypass-zero-day-852bd806019b [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-43617 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2021-43617 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

2.86 }} 1.20%

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0.90922

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