High severity · published Jan 21, 2023
CVE-2020-36655
Yii Yii2 Gii before 2.2.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the Generator.php messageCategory field
8.8
CVSS
1.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Yii Yii2 Gii before 2.2.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the Generator.php messageCategory field. The attacker can embed arbitrary PHP code into the model file.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.5% · higher than 74% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GI
Gii · Yiiframework
before 2.2.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-36655
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-36655
Exploit
https://github.com/yiisoft/yii2-gii/issues/433
Exploit
https://lab.wallarm.com/yii2-gii-remote-code-execution/
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