CakePHP 3.7.6 SmtpTransport Serialized Object Destruction deserialization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in CakePHP 3.7.6. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component SmtpTransport. The manipulation as part of Serialized Object results in input validation (Destruction). This vulnerability was named CVE-2019-11458. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in CakePHP 3.7.6. Affected is an unknown functionality of the component SmtpTransport. The manipulation as part of a Serialized Object leads to a input validation vulnerability (Destruction). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-502. The product deserializes untrusted data without sufficiently verifying that the resulting data will be valid. This is going to have an impact on integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An issue was discovered in SmtpTransport in CakePHP 3.7.6. An unserialized object with modified internal properties can trigger arbitrary file overwriting upon destruction.

The bug was discovered 04/22/2019. The weakness was presented 05/08/2019 (Website). The advisory is available at bakery.cakephp.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2019-11458 since 04/22/2019. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 16 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.1

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Exploitinginfo

Name: Destruction
Class: Deserialization / Destruction
CWE: CWE-502 / CWE-20
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

04/22/2019 🔍
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05/08/2019 +16 days 🔍
05/09/2019 +1 days 🔍
01/15/2025 +2078 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: 1a74e798309192a9895c9cedabd714ceee345f4e
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2019-11458 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-11458
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-134478

Entryinfo

Created: 05/09/2019 06:56
Updated: 01/15/2025 20:39
Changes: 05/09/2019 06:56 (57), 06/08/2020 09:36 (2), 09/15/2023 08:13 (4), 01/15/2025 20:39 (32)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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