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CVE-2020-28949

PEAR | Archive_TarAdded 2022-08-25Remediation Deadline 2022-09-15

PEAR Archive_Tar Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability

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.

Required Action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Weakness Classification

CWE-74

References

https://pear.php.net/bugs/bug.php?id=27002, https://www.drupal.org/sa-core-2020-013, https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2020-28949