PHPUnit vulnerable to code execution by other local users via shared temporary directory in PHPT code coverage handling
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- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Fix
- Fixed in 13.4.4
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
Summary
PHPUnit, a PHP testing framework, versions 13.4.0 through 13.4.4 are affected. A local user on a multi-user system with a shared temporary directory could plant a malicious file that PHPUnit later runs, allowing them to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the developer running the PHPT tests.
Summarized by anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5. Verify details against the original sources.
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PHPUnit is a testing framework for PHP. From 13.4.0 until 13.4.4, the TestCase::coverageFilesDirectory() logic in src/Runner/Phpt/TestCase.php creates temporary files for PHPT code coverage in a predictable phpunit-phpt directory under sys_get_temp_dir() and reuses that directory without verifying its ownership or permissions. On multi-user systems with a shared temporary path, a local attacker who creates the directory before the developer runs PHPT tests with code coverage can replace the generated job file before the child process executes it with require, allowing arbitrary code execution with the developer's privileges while the test and coverage report appear successful. PHPUnit 12.5 and earlier, default macOS and Windows configurations with per-user temporary directories, and single-user environments where another user cannot create files in the temporary path are not affected. This issue is fixed in 13.4.4.
Timeline
- CVE published
- First seen by cve.now
Affected versions
- sebastianbergmann phpunit
From 13.4.0 · fixed in 13.4.4