CVE-2017-5630 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 12.5% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
PECL in the download utility class in the Installer in PEAR Base System v1.10.1 does not validate file types and filenames after a redirect, which allows remote HTTP servers to overwrite files via crafted responses, as demonstrated by a .htaccess overwrite.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| EPSS | 12.51% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-74 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2017-02-01 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| php | pear |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | PHP PEAR 1.10.1 - Arbitrary File Download | 2017-01-30 |
References
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