CVE-2020-4043 is a critical deserialization vulnerability affecting phpMussel versions prior to 1.6.0. It allows unauthenticated attackers to achieve arbitrary code execution by uploading a specially crafted file that leverages PHP's phar wrapper. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability poses a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 1.0.0, < 1.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:phpmussel_project:phpmussel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
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