CVE-2022-24665
Published: 16 February 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-24665 is a critical-severity Code Injection (CWE-94) vulnerability in Php Everywhere Project Php Everywhere. Its CVSS base score is 9.9 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 15.5% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-29540
Vulnerability details
PHP Everywhere <= 2.0.3 included functionality that allowed execution of PHP Code Snippets via a WordPress gutenberg block by any user able to edit posts.
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Mitigating Controls
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Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Makes persistent code injection into loaded programs impossible when the executable image itself resides on hardware-protected read-only media.
Dynamically generated code can be produced and executed inside the isolated chamber, preventing host compromise from code-injection payloads.
Validates inputs used in dynamic code generation to block injected directives.
Directly prevents execution of attacker-supplied code written into data memory regions.