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TI-2023-21930 Aliases CVE-2023-41330GHSA-92rv-4j2h-8mjj

Unsafe deserialization in knplabs/knp-snappy

Priority HIGH 82CWE-502Published · Updated

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

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.02287 83rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed snappy (KnpLabs): 1.4.3knplabs/knp-snappy (Packagist): 1.4.3

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
KnpLabssnappybefore 1.4.31.4.3Patch availableCNA
—knplabs/knp-snappy (Packagist)before 1.4.31.4.3Patch availableGHSA-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

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:knplabs:snappy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 1.4.3VulnerableKnpLabs
  • cpe:2.3:a:knplabs:snappy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.4.3 Vulnerable ·KnpLabs

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

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-41330
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-92rv-4j2h-8mjj

References

  • TI-2023-12694 Snappy vulnerable to PHAR deserialization, allowing remote code execution CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8

Sources