9.8
CRITICAL CVSS 3.1
CVE-2023-35169
php-imap vulnerable to RCE through a directory traversal vulnerability
Description

PHP-IMAP is a wrapper for common IMAP communication without the need to have the php-imap module installed / enabled. Prior to version 5.3.0, an unsanitized attachment filename allows any unauthenticated user to leverage a directory traversal vulnerability, which results in a remote code execution vulnerability. Every application that stores attachments with `Attachment::save()` without providing a `$filename` or passing unsanitized user input is affected by this attack. An attacker can send an email with a malicious attachment to the inbox, which gets crawled with `webklex/php-imap` or `webklex/laravel-imap`. Prerequisite for the vulnerability is that the script stores the attachments without providing a `$filename`, or providing an unsanitized `$filename`, in `src/Attachment::save(string $path, string $filename = null)`. In this case, where no `$filename` gets passed into the `Attachment::save()` method, the package would use a series of unsanitized and insecure input values from the mail as fallback. Even if a developer passes a `$filename` into the `Attachment::save()` method, e.g. by passing the name or filename of the mail attachment itself (from email headers), the input values never get sanitized by the package. There is also no restriction about the file extension (e.g. ".php") or the contents of a file. This allows an attacker to upload malicious code of any type and content at any location where the underlying user has write permissions. The attacker can also overwrite existing files and inject malicious code into files that, e.g. get executed by the system via cron or requests. Version 5.3.0 contains a patch for this issue.

INFO

Published Date :

June 23, 2023, 9:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 8:08 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-35169 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 Webklex php-imap
CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 CRITICAL [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 CRITICAL [email protected]
Solution
Update the PHP-IMAP library to a patched version to fix the vulnerability.
  • Upgrade webklex/php-imap to version 5.3.0 or later.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-35169 is associated with the following CWEs:

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).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-35169 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-35169 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/Webklex/php-imap/blob/5.2.0/src/Attachment.php#L251-L255
    Added Reference https://github.com/Webklex/php-imap/blob/5.2.0/src/Attachment.php#L252
    Added Reference https://github.com/Webklex/php-imap/pull/414
    Added Reference https://github.com/Webklex/php-imap/releases/tag/5.3.0
    Added Reference https://github.com/Webklex/php-imap/security/advisories/GHSA-47p7-xfcc-4pv9
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Jul. 06, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    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/Webklex/php-imap/blob/5.2.0/src/Attachment.php#L251-L255 No Types Assigned https://github.com/Webklex/php-imap/blob/5.2.0/src/Attachment.php#L251-L255 Product
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/Webklex/php-imap/blob/5.2.0/src/Attachment.php#L252 No Types Assigned https://github.com/Webklex/php-imap/blob/5.2.0/src/Attachment.php#L252 Product
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/Webklex/php-imap/pull/414 No Types Assigned https://github.com/Webklex/php-imap/pull/414 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/Webklex/php-imap/releases/tag/5.3.0 No Types Assigned https://github.com/Webklex/php-imap/releases/tag/5.3.0 Release Notes
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/Webklex/php-imap/security/advisories/GHSA-47p7-xfcc-4pv9 No Types Assigned https://github.com/Webklex/php-imap/security/advisories/GHSA-47p7-xfcc-4pv9 Exploit, Vendor Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:webklex:php-imap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.3.0
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.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 9.8
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

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

4.72 }} -0.30%

score

0.88743

percentile