CVE-2021-32708
highpriority · track · 43EPSS 0.035 · 89 %ileexploit · PoCEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Flysystem is an open source file storage library for PHP. The whitespace normalisation using in 1.x and 2.x removes any unicode whitespace. Under certain specific conditions this could potentially allow a malicious user to execute code remotely. The conditions are: A user is allowed to supply the path or filename of an uploaded file, the supplied path or filename is not checked against unicode chars, the supplied pathname checked against an extension deny-list, not an allow-list, the supplied path or filename contains a unicode whitespace char in the extension, the uploaded file is stored in a directory that allows PHP code to be executed. Given these conditions are met a user can upload and execute arbitrary code on the system under attack. The unicode whitespace removal has been replaced with a rejection (exception). For 1.x users, upgrade to 1.1.4. For 2.x users, upgrade to 2.1.1.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 7.7–9.8
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exploits (1)
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affected products (10)
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advisories (1)
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- GHSA-9f46-5r25-5wfmTime-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition in league/flysystem2021-06-29ghsa · osvUS
### Impact The whitespace normalisation using in 1.x and 2.x removes any unicode whitespace. Under certain specific conditions this could potentially allow a malicious user to execute code remotely. The conditions: - A user is allowed to supply the path or filename of an uploaded file. - The supplied path or filename is not checked against unicode chars. - The supplied pathname checked against an extension deny-list, not an allow-list. - The supplied path or filename contains a unicode whitespace char in the extension. - The uploaded file is stored in a directory that allows PHP code to be executed. Given these conditions are met a user can upload and execute arbitrary code on the system under attack. ### Patches The unicode whitespace removal has been replaced with a rejection (exception). The library has been patched in: - 1.x: https://github.com/thephpleague/flysystem/commit/f3ad69181b8afed2c9edf7be5a2918144ff4ea32 - 2.x: https://github.com/thephpleague/flysystem/commit/a3c694de9f7e844b76f9d1b61296ebf6e8d89d74 ### Workarounds For 1.x users, upgrade to 1.1.4. For 2.x users, upgrade to 2.1.1.
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references (20)
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- https://github.com/thephpleague/flysystem/commit/a3c694de9f7e844b76f9d1b61296ebf6e8d89d74cnnvd
- https://github.com/thephpleague/flysystem/commit/f3ad69181b8afed2c9edf7be5a2918144ff4ea32cnnvd
- https://github.com/thephpleague/flysystem/security/advisories/GHSA-9f46-5r25-5wfmcnnvd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NWPTENBYKI2IG47GI4DHAACLNRLTWUR5/cnnvd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RNZSWK4GOMJOOHKLZEOE5AQSLC4DNCRZ/cnnvd
- https://packagist.org/packages/league/flysystemcnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/php-league-flysystem-code-execution-35819cnnvd
- https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2021062807cnnvd
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