Yii 2 before 2.0.52 mishandles the attaching of behavior that is defined by an __class…
Priority CRITICAL 100Exploited in the wildCWE-424Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
Yii 2 before 2.0.52 mishandles the attaching of behavior that is defined by an __class array key, a CVE-2024-4990 regression, as exploited in the wild in February through April 2025.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Active In CISA KEV since 2025-05-02CISA due date 2025-05-23
EPSS 0.87757 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Yii (yiiframework): 2.0.52yiisoft/yii2 (Packagist): 2.0.52
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Active
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yiiframework | Yii | 2 to before 2.0.52 | 2.0.52 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | yiisoft/yii2 (Packagist) | before 2.0.52 | 2.0.52 | Patch available | GHSA-ggwg-cmwp-46r5 |
- Yii VendorYiiframework Affected 2 to before 2.0.52 Fixed in 2.0.52 Patch available CNA
- yiisoft/yii2 (Packagist) Vendor— Affected before 2.0.52 Fixed in 2.0.52 Patch available GHSA-ggwg-cmwp-46r5
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:yiiframework:yii:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 2.0.52 | Vulnerable | Yiiframework |
- cpe:2.3:a:yiiframework:yii:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.0.52 Vulnerable ·Yiiframework
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Yii (yiiframework) Fixed in 2.0.52
- Fix · GHSA-ggwg-cmwp-46r5 yiisoft/yii2 (Packagist) Fixed in 2.0.52 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2025-05-02 Added to CISA KEV
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-58136
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ggwg-cmwp-46r5
References
Exploit 1
Patch 2
Advisory 2
Other 5
- https://github.com/yiisoft/yii2/pull/20232#issuecomment-2252459709
- https://github.com/yiisoft/yii2/compare/2.0.51...2.0.52
- https://github.com/yiisoft/yii2
- https://sensepost.com/blog/2025/investigating-an-in-the-wild-campaign-using-rce-in-craftcms
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-58136
More Yiiframework Yii vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-11920 Unsafe deserialization in Yii 2 CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2024-04634 Unsafe Reflection in base Component class in yiisoft/yii2 CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2025-02355 yiisoft Yii2 MockClass.php generate deserialization CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2025-02354 yiisoft Yii2 SortableIterator.php getIterator deserialization CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2023-11755 SQL injection vulnerability found in Yii Framework Yii 2 Framework before v.2.0.47 allows… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2015-04601 web\ViewAction in Yii (aka Yii2) 2.x before 2.0.5 allows attackers to execute any local… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2024-58136 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-58136 · NVD
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-ggwg-cmwp-46r5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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