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HIGH SEVERITY
CVE-2020-28949 PEAR · Archive_Tar

PEAR Archive_Tar Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability

Technical Severity

CVSS v3.1 Metrics

HIGH
7.8 / 10
Minimal Risk Critical
Vector Specification
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitation Likelihood

EPSS Prediction

92.96 %
Predictive Probability
Percentile Rank
99.8 th

Documented as more likely to be exploited than 99.8% of known CVEs.

Detection Date

Aug 25, 2022

Remediation Due

Sep 15, 2022

CISA Catalog Active

Threat Analysis

PEAR Archive_Tar allows an unserialization attack because phar: is blocked but PHAR: is not blocked. PEAR stands for PHP Extension and Application Repository and it is an open-source framework and distribution system for reusable PHP components with known usage in third-party products such as Drupal Core and Red Hat Linux.

Remediation Directive

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

External Intelligence