CVE-2019-12868 — app/Model/Server

app/Model/Server.php in MISP 2.4.109 allows remote command execution by a super administrator because the PHP file_exists function is used with user-controlled entries, and phar:// URLs trigger deserialization.

01What is this vulnerability?

app/Model/Server.php in MISP 2.4.109 allows remote command execution by a super administrator because the PHP file_exists function is used with user-controlled entries, and phar:// URLs trigger deserialization.

02Affected products

No structured affected-product list available — see references below for vendor advisories.

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2019-06-18T00:15:09.317
• Last modified: 2026-06-22T19:23:18.580

09References

• github.com — https://github.com/MISP/MISP/commit/c42c5fe92783dd306b7600db1f6a25324445b40c
• zigrin.com — https://zigrin.com/advisories/misp-command-injection-via-phar-deserialization/
• github.com — https://github.com/MISP/MISP/commit/c42c5fe92783dd306b7600db1f6a25324445b40c
• zigrin.com — https://zigrin.com/advisories/misp-command-injection-via-phar-deserialization/