TorrentPier up to 2.4.3 functions.php get_tracks deserialization

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in TorrentPier up to 2.4.3. This issue affects the function get_tracks in the library torrentpier/library/includes/functions.php. The manipulation leads to deserialization. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-40624. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in TorrentPier up to 2.4.3 and classified as critical. This issue affects the function get_tracks in the library torrentpier/library/includes/functions.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a deserialization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-502. The product deserializes untrusted data without sufficiently verifying that the resulting data will be valid. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

TorrentPier is an open source BitTorrent Public/Private tracker engine, written in php. In `torrentpier/library/includes/functions.php`, `get_tracks()` uses the unsafe native PHP serialization format to deserialize user-controlled cookies. One can use phpggc and the chain Guzzle/FW1 to write PHP code to an arbitrary file, and execute commands on the system. For instance, the cookie bb_t will be deserialized when browsing to viewforum.php. This issue has been addressed in commit `ed37e6e52` which is expected to be included in release version 2.4.4. Users are advised to upgrade as soon as the new release is available. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-40624 since 07/08/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

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Upgrading to version 2.4.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

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• Peer-to-Peer Software

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• TorrentPier

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• 2.4.0
• 2.4.1
• 2.4.2
• 2.4.3

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• Product: https://github.com/torrentpier/torrentpier/

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