{"id":25329,"date":"2025-04-16T21:21:50","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T21:21:50","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-04-25T00:18:26","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T00:18:26","slug":"cve-2024-58136-critical-vulnerability-in-yii-2-framework-leading-to-potential-system-compromise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-58136-critical-vulnerability-in-yii-2-framework-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/","title":{"rendered":"CVE-2024-58136: Critical Vulnerability in Yii 2 Framework Leading to Potential System Compromise<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"

Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n

CVE-2024-58136 is a severe vulnerability discovered in Yii 2, a high-performance component-based PHP framework used for developing modern web applications. This vulnerability, if exploited, allows attackers to manipulate the behavior of Yii 2 web applications, potentially leading to system compromise or data leakage.
\nGiven that Yii 2 is widely used in web development, this vulnerability presents a significant threat<\/a> to numerous applications, their developers, and their users. Thus, understanding the nature of CVE-2024-58136 and how to mitigate it is of utmost importance for all stakeholders in the web development and cybersecurity<\/a> ecosystem.<\/p>\n

Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n

CVE ID: CVE-2024-58136
\nSeverity: Critical (CVSS score 9.0)
\nAttack Vector: Remote
\nPrivileges Required: None
\nUser Interaction: None
\nImpact: System compromise or data<\/a> leakage<\/p>\n

Affected Products<\/strong><\/p>\n

Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n

Yii 2 | Before 2.0.52<\/p>\n

How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n

The vulnerability stems from Yii<\/a> 2’s mishandling of the attaching of behavior defined by an ‘class array key. This mishandling, a regression related to CVE-2024-4990, enables an attacker to remotely inject malicious behaviors into the application<\/a>.
\nWhen exploited, this vulnerability allows the attacker to manipulate application behavior, potentially leading<\/a> to unauthorized access, data manipulation, or system compromise. This vulnerability was exploited<\/a> in the wild between February and April 2025.<\/p>\n

Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p>\n

Below is a conceptual example of how the vulnerability might be exploited<\/a>. Please note that this is a simplified example, and real-world exploits may be more complex.<\/p>\n

 'app\\components\\MaliciousBehavior',\n];\n\/\/ Attaching the behavior to the application\nYii::$app->attachBehavior('malicious_behavior', $malicious_behavior);\n?><\/code><\/pre>\n
In this example, the attacker is attaching a malicious behavior defined in the ‘app\\components\\MaliciousBehavior’ class to the Yii 2 application.<\/p>\n
Recommendations for Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n
To mitigate this critical vulnerability<\/a>, users of Yii 2 are strongly advised to update their framework to version 2.0.52 or later, where the issue has been addressed. If immediate patching is not feasible, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can provide temporary protection by detecting and blocking attempts to exploit this vulnerability<\/a>. However, these are temporary solutions and updating the Yii 2 version remains the most effective mitigation strategy<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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