AEGLIX vulnerability intelligence
CVE-2020-28949
HIGH · CVSS 7.8 · Analyzed
Published: 2020-11-19 · Updated: 2026-06-17 · Source: NVD
Vulnerability overview
Archive_Tar through 1.4.10 has :// filename sanitization only to address phar attacks, and thus any other stream-wrapper attack (such as file:// to overwrite files) can still succeed.
Severity and scoring
- CVSS score
- 7.8 · HIGH
- CVSS version
- 3.1
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- NVD-CWE-noinfo
CVSS measures technical severity; it does not establish whether this vulnerability is being exploited in your environment.
Known exploitation and remediation
Listed in CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
- Affected product
- PEAR · Archive_Tar
- Added to catalog
- 2022-08-25
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- CISA remediation due date
- 2022-09-15
CISA deadlines apply to the organizations covered by its directives. Confirm your own remediation requirements.
Verify affected versions and patch availability in the vendor advisory before making changes.
Affected products and versions
cpe:2.3:a:php:archive_tar:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Before (exclusive): 1.4.12
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
From (inclusive): 7.0
Before (exclusive): 7.75
cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
From (inclusive): 8.0.0
Before (exclusive): 8.9.10
cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
From (inclusive): 8.8.0
Before (exclusive): 8.8.12
cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
From (inclusive): 9.0.0
Before (exclusive): 9.0.9
These are NVD CPE applicability entries. Some products depend on configuration conditions; consult the official record to confirm applicability.
Advisories and references
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161095/PEAR-Archive_Tar-Arbitrary-File-Write.html
Exploit · Third Party Advisory · VDB Entry
- https://github.com/pear/Archive_Tar/issues/33
Exploit · Issue Tracking · Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00045.html
Mailing List · Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/42GPGVVFTLJYAKRI75IVB5R45NYQGEUR/
Mailing List · Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4V35LBRM6HBCXBVCITKQ4UEBTXO2EG7B/
Mailing List · Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5KSFM672XW3X6BR7TVKRD63SLZGKK437/
Mailing List · Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KWM4CTMEGAC4I2CHYNJVSROY4CVXVEUT/
Mailing List · Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NBYZSHYTIOBK6V7C4N7TP6KIKCRKLVWP/
Mailing List · Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VJQQYDAOWHD6RDITDRPHFW7WY6BS3V5N/
Mailing List · Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-23
Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4817
Mailing List · Third Party Advisory
- https://www.drupal.org/sa-core-2020-013
Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161095/PEAR-Archive_Tar-Arbitrary-File-Write.html
Exploit · Third Party Advisory · VDB Entry
- https://github.com/pear/Archive_Tar/issues/33
Exploit · Issue Tracking · Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00045.html
Mailing List · Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/42GPGVVFTLJYAKRI75IVB5R45NYQGEUR/
Mailing List · Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4V35LBRM6HBCXBVCITKQ4UEBTXO2EG7B/
Mailing List · Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5KSFM672XW3X6BR7TVKRD63SLZGKK437/
Mailing List · Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KWM4CTMEGAC4I2CHYNJVSROY4CVXVEUT/
Mailing List · Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NBYZSHYTIOBK6V7C4N7TP6KIKCRKLVWP/
Mailing List · Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VJQQYDAOWHD6RDITDRPHFW7WY6BS3V5N/
Mailing List · Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-23
Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4817
Mailing List · Third Party Advisory
- https://www.drupal.org/sa-core-2020-013
Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-28949
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