CVE-2020-24914 qcubed PHP object injection

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can execute arbitrary code by sending crafted POST requests to profile.php due to unsafe deserialization of user input.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2020-24914?

CVE-2020-24914 is a critical unsafe deserialization vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Mar 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A PHP object injection bug in profile.php in qcubed (all versions including 3.1.1) unserializes the untrusted data of the POST-variable "strProfileData" and allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute code via a crafted POST request.

Weakness: CWE-502

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-24914?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including qcubed/qcubed. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
qcubed/qcubed PackagistAll versions3.2
qcubed/qcubed PackagistAll versions3.2

Products include Qcubed Qcubed.

How do I fix CVE-2020-24914?

Upgrade qcubed/qcubed to 3.2 or later.

Upgrade, and only deserialise data from trusted sources or with an allow-list of types. More about Unsafe deserialization.

Is CVE-2020-24914 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-24914 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7w3c-jgh7-cwjw.

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