CVE-2017-16894 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

In Laravel framework through 5.5.21, remote attackers can obtain sensitive information (such as externally usable passwords) via a direct request for the /.env URI. NOTE: this CVE is only about Laravel framework's writeNewEnvironmentFileWith function in src/Illuminate/Foundation/Console/KeyGenerateCommand.php, which uses file_put_contents without restricting the .env permissions. The .env filename is not used exclusively by Laravel framework.

Published: 2017-11-20

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 88.8% High

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:laravel:laravel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.88787.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153641/PHP-Laravel-Framework-Token-Unserialize-Remote-Command-Execution.html
http://whiteboyz.xyz/laravel-env-file-vuln.html
https://twitter.com/finnwea/status/967709791442341888

History

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Subscriptions

Laravel Laravel

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-11-20T01:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T20:35:21.344Z

Reserved: 2017-11-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-16894

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-11-20T01:29:00.227

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-16894

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-200

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