Vulnerability Description
Composer is a dependency manager for the PHP programming language. Integrators using Composer code to call `VcsDriver::getFileContent` can have a code injection vulnerability if the user can control the `$file` or `$identifier` argument. This leads to a vulnerability on packagist.org for example where the composer.json's `readme` field can be used as a vector for injecting parameters into hg/Mercurial via the `$file` argument, or git via the `$identifier` argument if you allow arbitrary data there (Packagist does not, but maybe other integrators do). Composer itself should not be affected by the vulnerability as it does not call `getFileContent` with arbitrary data into `$file`/`$identifier`. To the best of our knowledge this was not abused, and the vulnerability has been patched on packagist.org and Private Packagist within a day of the vulnerability report.
CVSS Score
HIGH
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Getcomposer | Composer | < 1.10.26 |
| Tenable | Tenable.Sc | < 5.21.0 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 34 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- https://github.com/composer/composer/commit/2c40c53637c5c7e43fff7c09d3d324d63273PatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/composer/composer/security/advisories/GHSA-x7cr-6qr6-2hh6Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2022-09PatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/composer/composer/commit/2c40c53637c5c7e43fff7c09d3d324d63273PatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/composer/composer/security/advisories/GHSA-x7cr-6qr6-2hh6Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2022-09PatchThird Party Advisory
FAQ
What is CVE-2022-24828?
CVE-2022-24828 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.3 (HIGH). Composer is a dependency manager for the PHP programming language. Integrators using Composer code to call `VcsDriver::getFileContent` can have a code injection vulnerability if the user can control t...
How severe is CVE-2022-24828?
CVE-2022-24828 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 8.3/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2022-24828?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Getcomposer Composer, Tenable Tenable.Sc, Fedoraproject Fedora.