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Vulnerabilities

CVE-2017-9841

Critical 🇺🇸 CISA KEV ⚡ Exploit Available
PHPUnit Command Injection Vulnerability — PHPUnit allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via HTTP POST data beginning with a "<?php " substring, as demonstrated by an attack on a site w
Published: Feb 15, 2022  ·  Source: CISA_KEV
CVSS v3
9.0
🔗 NVD Official
📄 Description (English)

PHPUnit Command Injection Vulnerability — PHPUnit allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via HTTP POST data beginning with a "<?php " substring, as demonstrated by an attack on a site with an exposed /vendor folder, i.e., external access to the /vendor/phpunit/phpunit/src/Util/PHP/eval-stdin.php URI.

🤖 AI Executive Summary

PHPUnit versions prior to 5.6.13 and 6.5.8 contain a critical command injection vulnerability allowing remote code execution through HTTP POST requests. Attackers can execute arbitrary PHP code by sending specially crafted requests to exposed eval-stdin.php files in publicly accessible vendor directories.

📄 Description (Arabic)

تحتوي PHPUnit على ثغرة حقن أوامر حرجة تسمح للمهاجمين بتنفيذ كود PHP عشوائي من خلال طلبات HTTP POST. تؤثر هذه الثغرة على الأنظمة التي تحتوي على مجلدات vendor مكشوفة، وهي شائعة في تطبيقات الويب المُعدة بشكل خاطئ.

🤖 ملخص تنفيذي (AI)

PHPUnit contains a critical vulnerability allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via HTTP POST requests containing PHP code. This vulnerability affects systems with exposed vendor directories, particularly common in misconfigured web applications.

🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: Apr 24, 2026 21:01
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
Saudi Relevance: high
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
banking telecom government healthcare
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
9.0
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
Immediately update PHPUnit to version 5.6.13, 6.5.8 or later. Remove or restrict HTTP access to vendor directories using web server configuration (.htaccess, nginx rules). Implement proper access controls and disable directory listing. Conduct security audit of all exposed directories.
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
قم بتحديث PHPUnit فوراً إلى الإصدار 5.6.13 أو 6.5.8 أو أحدث. قم بإزالة أو تقييد الوصول عبر HTTP إلى مجلدات vendor باستخدام إعدادات خادم الويب. تطبيق عناصر تحكم الوصول المناسبة وتعطيل عرض قائمة المجلدات.
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
A.12.6.1 A.14.2.1
🔵 SAMA CSF
CC-6.1 CC-6.2 CC-7.2
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
A.12.6.1 A.14.2.1 A.14.2.5
🔗 References & Sources 0
No references.
📦 Affected Products / CPE 1 entries
PHPUnit:PHPUnit
📊 CVSS Score
9.0
/ 10.0 — Critical
📋 Quick Facts
Severity Critical
CVSS Score9.0
EPSS94.21%
Exploit ✓ Yes
Patch ✓ Yes
CISA KEV🇺🇸 Yes
KEV Due Date2022-08-15
Published 2022-02-15
Source Feed cisa_kev
Views 5
🇸🇦 Saudi Risk Score
9.0
/ 10.0 — Saudi Risk
Priority: CRITICAL
🏷️ Tags
kev actively-exploited
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