TI-2017-12436 Aliases CVE-2017-16894 GHSA-2v4r-7m2m-5chh

In Laravel framework through 5.5.21, remote attackers can obtain sensitive information…

HIGH 75CWE-200Published 2017-11-20 · Updated 2024-08-05

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · None · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.

Summary

In Laravel framework through 5.5.21, remote attackers can obtain sensitive information (such as externally usable passwords) via a direct request for the /.env URI. NOTE: this CVE is only about Laravel framework's writeNewEnvironmentFileWith function in src/Illuminate/Foundation/Console/KeyGenerateCommand.php, which uses file_put_contents without restricting the .env permissions. The .env filename is not used exclusively by Laravel framework.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.86916 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:laravel:laravel::::::::	up to 5.5.21	Vulnerable	Laravel

cpe:2.3:a:laravel:laravel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.5.21 Vulnerable ·Laravel

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-16894
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2v4r-7m2m-5chh

References

Advisory 1

http://whiteboyz.xyz/laravel-env-file-vuln.html

Other 2

TI-2018-10827 In Laravel Framework through 5.5.40 and 5.6.x through 5.6.29, remote code execution might… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
TI-2021-09454 A deserialization vulnerability in the destruct() function of Laravel v8.5.9 allows… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2022-02662 laravel deserialization CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2022-02676 Laravel deserialization CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2021-04364 Query Binding Exploitation in Laravel CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
TI-2020-15251 An issue was discovered in Laravel before 6.18.35 and 7.x before 7.24.0. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5

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Sources

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