phpfastcache - phpinfo Resource Exposure

ID: CVE-2021-37704

Severity: medium

Author: whoever

Tags: cve2021,cve,exposure,phpfastcache,phpinfo,phpsocialnetwork

Description

phpinfo() is susceptible to resource exposure in unprotected composer vendor folders via phpfastcache/phpfastcache.

YAML Source

id: CVE-2021-37704

info:
  name: phpfastcache - phpinfo Resource Exposure
  author: whoever
  severity: medium
  description: phpinfo() is susceptible to resource exposure in unprotected composer vendor folders via phpfastcache/phpfastcache.
  impact: |
    An attacker can gain access to sensitive information, such as server configuration details, PHP version, and installed extensions.
  remediation: |
    Remove or restrict access to the phpinfo.php file in the phpfastcache library.
  reference:
    - https://github.com/PHPSocialNetwork/phpfastcache/pull/813 https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-37704
    - https://github.com/PHPSocialNetwork/phpfastcache/security/advisories/GHSA-cvh5-p6r6-g2qc
    - https://packagist.org/packages/phpfastcache/phpfastcache
    - https://github.com/PHPSocialNetwork/phpfastcache/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#807
    - https://github.com/PHPSocialNetwork/phpfastcache/commit/41a77d0d8f126dbd6fbedcd9e6a82e86cdaafa51
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
    cvss-score: 4.3
    cve-id: CVE-2021-37704
    cwe-id: CWE-668,CWE-200
    epss-score: 0.0062
    epss-percentile: 0.78796
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:phpfastcache:phpfastcache:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 2
    vendor: phpfastcache
    product: phpfastcache
  tags: cve2021,cve,exposure,phpfastcache,phpinfo,phpsocialnetwork

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/vendor/phpfastcache/phpfastcache/docs/examples/phpinfo.php"
      - "{{BaseURL}}/vendor/phpfastcache/phpfastcache/examples/phpinfo.php"

    stop-at-first-match: true

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        words:
          - "PHP Extension"
          - "PHP Version"
        condition: and

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200

    extractors:
      - type: regex
        group: 1
        regex:
          - '>PHP Version <\/td><td class="v">([0-9.]+)'
        part: body
# digest: 4a0a0047304502207c2ac4f75fbc48778662a6d4132bbfb61fe20f154bb3765b01b813de12b391cb022100a3d68d6a7c0ef25ca9dcef884b5abb707794dfe52494ac01fbfabcbbdebfd993:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

Guide to check the vulnerabilities

This template is used to detect vulnerabilities in web applications. It can be used with the Nuclei tool to scan for specific patterns or behaviors.

$ nuclei -u "URL" -t "http/cves/2021/CVE-2021-37704.yaml"

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