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CVE-2015-8371 Detail

Description

Composer before 2016-02-10 allows cache poisoning from other projects built on the same host. This results in attacker-controlled code entering a server-side build process. The issue occurs because of the way that dist packages are cached. The cache key is derived from the package name, the dist type, and certain other data from the package repository (which may simply be a commit hash, and thus can be found by an attacker). Versions through 1.0.0-alpha11 are affected, and 1.0.0 is unaffected.


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Hyperlink Resource
https://flyingmana.de/blog_en/2016/02/14/composer_cache_injection_vulnerability_cve_2015_8371.html Exploit  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/e26be423c5bcfdb38478d2f92d1f928c15afb561/composer/composer/CVE-2015-8371.yaml Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/composer/composer Product 
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/advisories-community/-/blob/main/packagist/composer/composer/CVE-2015-8371.yml Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-345 Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2015-8371
NVD Published Date:
09/21/2023
NVD Last Modified:
09/29/2023
Source:
MITRE