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CVE-2020-28949

is CVE-2020-28949real, exploitable, or a false positive? Here's the community ground truth.

High · CVSS 7.8EPSS 84.6%CISA KEVCWE-74

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Archive_Tar through 1.4.10 has :// filename sanitization only to address phar attacks, and thus any other stream-wrapper attack (such as file:// to overwrite files) can still succeed.

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Community real-world severity: High (High 3) — CVSS base score 7.8

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Field notes & remediation

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    Field note · Aisha RahmanCurated

    PEAR Archive_Tar Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability — PEAR Archive_Tar allows an unserialization attack because phar: is blocked but PHAR: is not blocked. PEAR stands for PHP Extension and Application Repository and it is an open-source framework and distribution system for reusable PHP components with known usage in third-party products such as Drupal Core and Red Hat Linux. Listed in the CISA KEV catalog (added 2022-08-25) — confirmed exploited in the wild, not theoretical. FIRST EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at ~85%. Treat it as real and prioritize remediation over triage.

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    Remediation · Tomáš NovákCurated

    Required action for PEAR Archive_Tar: Apply updates per vendor instructions. CISA set a federal remediation due date of 2022-09-15. After patching, verify the vulnerable path is no longer reachable before closing the finding.

Same weaknessCWE-74.