CVE-2020-15148
Unsafe deserialization in Yii 2
CRITICAL
10
CVSS Score
Published: September 15, 2020 at 06:25 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:56 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsYiiYii
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Severity
CRITICAL10
Exploit prediction
EPSS 78%
Description
Yii 2 (yiisoft/yii2) before version 2.0.38 is vulnerable to remote code execution if the application calls `unserialize()` on arbitrary user input. This is fixed in version 2.0.38. A possible workaround without upgrading is available in the linked advisory.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 2.0.38
Affected range stops below 2.0.38, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (2)
x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/yiisoft/yii2/commit/9abccb96d7c5ddb569f92d1a748f50ee9b3e2b99x_refsource_CONFIRMMitigationThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/yiisoft/yii2/security/advisories/GHSA-699q-wcff-g9mjCVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- CHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-502
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