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CVE-2021-43617

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-43617 is a critical vulnerability affecting Laravel Framework versions through 8.70.2, stemming from insufficient validation that allows the upload of executable PHP content via .phar files on Debian-based systems. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), this vulnerability presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no active exploitation or Metasploit/Nuclei modules are reported, an ExploitDB entry exists for a related XSS to CSRF vulnerability, and there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this specific CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 8.70.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:laravel:framework:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
19.81%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
97.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-50525 · Nov 15, 2021
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1981 is in the 94th percentile among its peer group of 36,862 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

composerGHSA-364w-9g92-3grqmedium

Withdrawn: Laravel Framework does not sufficiently block the upload of executable PHP content.

Nov 16, 2021

References

github.com / laravel/framework/blob/2049de73aa099a113a287587df4cc522c90961f5/src/Illuminate/Validation/Concerns/ValidatesAttributes.php
Third Party Advisory
salsa.debian.org / php-team/php/-/blob/dc253886b5b2e9bc8d9e36db787abb083a667fd8/debian/php-cgi.conf
PatchThird Party Advisory
salsa.debian.org / php-team/php/-/commit/dc253886b5b2e9bc8d9e36db787abb083a667fd8
PatchThird Party Advisory