Backdoor in PEAR - #VU17096
Published: January 21, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU17096
CSH Severity: Critical
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/E:U/U:Red
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-912
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: PHP Group
Affected software:
PEAR
PEAR
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The issue exists within the PHP PEAR software, downloaded from the official repository within the last 6 month. Unknown attackers compromised the official repository and implanted malicious code into it.
If you have updated your PEAR installation within the last 6 month, most likely your server is compromised.
Remediation
Update to version 1.10.9.