Debian dla-3777 : composer - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 192620

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

The remote Debian 10 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-3777 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3777-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Bastien Roucaris March 27, 2024 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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Package : composer Version : 1.8.4-1+deb10u3 CVE ID : CVE-2023-43655

Composer, an application-level dependency manager for the PHP programming language was vulnerable.

CVE-2023-43655:

Users publishing a composer.phar to a public web-accessible server where the composer.phar can be executed as a php file may be subject to a remote code execution vulnerability if PHP also has `register_argc_argv` enabled in php.ini

Moreover, a specific debian problem was fixed, and autoload.php for composer imports depends from /usr/share/php instead of trusting path resolution.

For Debian 10 buster, this problem has been fixed in version 1.8.4-1+deb10u3.

We recommend that you upgrade your composer packages.

For the detailed security status of composer please refer to its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/composer

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade the composer packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 192620

File Name: debian_DLA-3777.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 3/27/2024

Updated: 1/22/2025

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9

Temporal Score: 6.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-43655

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:composer

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/27/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/29/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-43655

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