Unsafe deserialization in knplabs/knp-snappy
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-502.
Summary
knplabs/knp-snappy is a PHP library allowing thumbnail, snapshot or PDF generation from a url or a html page. ## Issue On March 17th the vulnerability CVE-2023-28115 was disclosed, allowing an attacker to gain remote code execution through PHAR deserialization. Version 1.4.2 added a check `if (\strpos($filename, 'phar://') === 0)` in the `prepareOutput` function to resolve this CVE, however if the user is able to control the second parameter of the `generateFromHtml()` function of Snappy, it will then be passed as the `$filename` parameter in the `prepareOutput()` function. In the original vulnerability, a file name with a `phar://` wrapper could be sent to the `fileExists()` function, equivalent to the `file_exists()` PHP function. This allowed users to trigger a deserialization on arbitrary PHAR files. To fix this issue, the string is now passed to the `strpos()` function and if it starts with `phar://`, an exception is raised. However, PHP wrappers being case insensitive, this patch can be bypassed using `PHAR://` instead of `phar://`. A successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows executing arbitrary code and accessing the underlying filesystem. The attacker must be able to upload a file and the server must be running a PHP version prior to 8. This issue has been addressed in commit `d3b742d61a` which has been included in version 1.4.3. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should ensure that only trusted users may submit data to the `AbstractGenerator->generate(...)` function.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
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Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KnpLabs | snappy | before 1.4.3 | 1.4.3 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | knplabs/knp-snappy (Packagist) | before 1.4.3 | 1.4.3 | Patch available | GHSA-92rv-4j2h-8mjj |
- snappy VendorKnpLabs Affected before 1.4.3 Fixed in 1.4.3 Patch available CNA
- knplabs/knp-snappy (Packagist) Vendor— Affected before 1.4.3 Fixed in 1.4.3 Patch available GHSA-92rv-4j2h-8mjj
Remediation
- Fix · CNA snappy (KnpLabs) Fixed in 1.4.3
- Fix · GHSA-92rv-4j2h-8mjj knplabs/knp-snappy (Packagist) Fixed in 1.4.3 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-41330
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-92rv-4j2h-8mjj
References
Exploit 2
Advisory 2
More KnpLabs Snappy vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-12694 Snappy vulnerable to PHAR deserialization, allowing remote code execution CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2023-41330 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-41330 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-92rv-4j2h-8mjj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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