Vulnerability identifier: #VU62312

Vulnerability risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 8.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-24828

CWE-ID: CWE-78

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
composer
Other software / Other software solutions

Vendor: getcomposer.org

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the VcsDriver::getFileContent() method when parsing $file or $identifier arguments. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system, if the Mercurial or the Git driver are used.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

composer: 2.3.0 - 2.3.4, 2.2.0 - 2.2.11, 2.1.0 - 2.1.14, 2.0.0 - 2.0.14, 1.10.0 - 1.10.25, 1.8.0 - 1.8.6, 1.7.0 - 1.7.3, 1.6.0 - 1.6.5, 1.5.0 - 1.5.6, 1.4.0 - 1.4.3, 1.3.0 - 1.3.3, 1.2.0 - 1.2.4, 1.1.0 - 1.1.3, 1.0.0 - 1.0.3, 1.9.0 - 1.9.3

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External links
http://github.com/composer/composer/security/advisories/GHSA-x7cr-6qr6-2hh6

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.