#VU18050 Deserialization of Untrusted Data in TCPDF - CVE-2018-17057
Published: March 21, 2019 / Updated: June 17, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU18050
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-17057
CWE-ID: CWE-502
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
TCPDF
TCPDF
Software vendor:
Nicola Asuni
Nicola Asuni
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to insecure input validation when processing serialized data passed via the phar:// wrapper. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.