CVE-2023-4195 — Vulnerability in cockpit-hq/cockpit — CVE Details

CRITICAL

Cockpit PHP Remote File Inclusion vulnerability

Published August 6, 2023Updated February 16, 2024Source: osv

Summary

PHP Remote File Inclusion in GitHub repository cockpit-hq/cockpit prior to 2.6.3. Users may upload php files through the system file upload utility to obtain remote code execution.

Advisory Timeline

First published August 6, 2023 (1163 days ago).
Last revised February 16, 2024 — 194 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Composer

Update cockpit-hq/cockpit to 2.6.3 or later

composer require "cockpit-hq/cockpit:^2.6.3"

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (1)

Affects 1 ecosystem: packagist (1).

Package	Ecosystem	Affected	Fixed In
cockpit-hq/cockpit	packagist	2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.1.0 (+23 more)	2.6.3

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

CWE-98
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CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 9.9 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

High

Availability

High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:H

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2023-4195?: Cockpit PHP Remote File Inclusion vulnerability This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of CRITICAL (CVSS score: 9.9/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2023-4195?: CVE-2023-4195 affects cockpit-hq/cockpit. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2023-4195 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score

9.9

Exploitation is straightforward and causes maximum impact. Patch immediately.

Also Known As

GHSA-xcq3-7pf3-5jvc

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