CVE-2020-4043: Phar unserialization vulnerability in phpMussel

high Affects maikuolan/phpmussel, phpmussel/phpmussel. Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2020-06-10; advisory modified 2026-07-08.

Phar unserialization vulnerability in phpMussel

Package: maikuolan/phpmussel Composer
Affected versions: >=1.0.0 and <1.6.0
Fixed in: 1.6.0
Severity: high CVSS 7.7
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 3% (85.3th percentile)
Published: 2020-06-10
Source: osv.dev

References

Phar unserialization vulnerability in phpMussel

Package: phpmussel/phpmussel Composer
Affected versions: >=1.0.0 and <1.6.0
Fixed in: 1.6.0
Severity: high CVSS 7.7
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 3% (85.3th percentile)
Published: 2020-06-10
Source: osv.dev

References

CWE-502

NVD record maikuolan/phpmussel advisories phpmussel/phpmussel advisories

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