Vendor Phpunit Phpunit Src Util Php Eval-stdin.php Cve =link=

Title: An Analysis of CVE-2017-9841 and the eval-stdin.php Vulnerability

Executive Summary

The file path vendor/phpunit/phpunit/src/util/php/eval-stdin.php refers to a utility script included in PHPUnit, a widely used testing framework for PHP. In versions prior to 5.6.3, this file contained a security vulnerability (CVE-2017-9841) that allows Remote Code Execution (RCE).

Severity: Rated as 9.8 Critical (CVSS 3.1) because it requires no privileges or user interaction. vendor phpunit phpunit src util php eval-stdin.php cve

The vulnerability, identified as CVE-2022-0847, affects PHPUnit versions prior to 9.5.0. It resides in the util.php file within the src directory of PHPUnit, specifically in the eval-stdin.php script. This script is used to evaluate PHP code from standard input. Title: An Analysis of CVE-2017-9841 and the eval-stdin

  • produce shell scripts to scan and remove instances across servers,
  • provide a CI/CD snippet to exclude dev deps and strip files,
  • draft a short incident notification for internal teams.