#VU85516 Code Injection in PHPUnit - CVE-2017-9841
Published: January 17, 2024 / Updated: August 8, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU85516
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 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:A/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-9841
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vulnerable software:
PHPUnit
PHPUnit
Software vendor:
sebastianbergmann
sebastianbergmann
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the Util/PHP/eval-stdin.php. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.
External links
- https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/pull/1956
- https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/commit/284a69fb88a2d0845d23f42974a583d8f59bf5a5
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101798
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039812
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-15
- http://web.archive.org/web/20170701212357/
- http://phpunit.vulnbusters.com/
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html