Untrusted search path in Symfony - CVE-2024-51736
Published: November 6, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU99964
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-51736
CWE-ID: CWE-426
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to usage of an untrusted search path within the Process class when calling cmd.exe. A local user can place a malicious binary with name cmd.exe into a specific location on the system and execute arbitrary code with escalated privileges.
Affected software
Symfony
How to mitigate CVE-2024-51736
Install updates from vendor's website.
Symfony - addressed in versions 5.4.46, 6.4.14, 7.1.7