# CVE-2022-24828: composer: Composer is a dependency manager for the PHP programming language

CVE-2022-24828 is fixed in composer on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2022-24828, released April 13, 2022. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-24828
- Priority: High
- CVSS: 8.8 (high)
- EPSS: 0.0189
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Apr 13, 2022

## Description

Composer is a dependency manager for the PHP programming language. Integrators using Composer code to call `VcsDriver::getFileContent` can have a code injection vulnerability if the user can control the `$file` or `$identifier` argument. This leads to a vulnerability on packagist.org for example where the composer.json's `readme` field can be used as a vector for injecting parameters into hg/Mercurial via the `$file` argument, or git via the `$identifier` argument if you allow arbitrary data there (Packagist does not, but maybe other integrators do). Composer itself should not be affected by the vulnerability as it does not call `getFileContent` with arbitrary data into `$file`/`$identifier`. To the best of our knowledge this was not abused, and the vulnerability has been patched on packagist.org and Private Packagist within a day of the vulnerability report.

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | composer Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 2.2.12-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2022-24828](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2022-24828.md) | Apr 13, 2022 |
| Linux | composer Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 2.2.12-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2022-24828](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2022-24828.md) | Apr 13, 2022 |
| Linux | composer Debian 14 | 2.2.12-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2022-24828](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2022-24828.md) | Apr 13, 2022 |
| Linux | composer Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1.6.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | [composer 1.6.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm2](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-composer-1.6.3-1ubuntu0.1-esm2.md) | Jun 10, 2024 |
| Linux | composer Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 1.10.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | [composer 1.10.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-composer-1.10.1-1ubuntu0.1-esm2.md) | Jun 10, 2024 |
| Linux | composer Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.2.6-2ubuntu4+esm1 | [composer 2.2.6-2ubuntu4+esm1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-composer-2.2.6-2ubuntu4-esm1.md) | Jun 10, 2024 |

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