CVE-2017-16894

NameCVE-2017-16894
DescriptionIn Laravel framework through 5.5.21, remote attackers can obtain sensitive information (such as externally usable passwords) via a direct request for the /.env URI. NOTE: this CVE is only about Laravel framework's writeNewEnvironmentFileWith function in src/Illuminate/Foundation/Console/KeyGenerateCommand.php, which uses file_put_contents without restricting the .env permissions. The .env filename is not used exclusively by Laravel framework.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
php-laravel-framework (PTS)bullseye6.20.14+dfsg-2+deb11u1fixed
bullseye (security)6.20.14+dfsg-2+deb11u2fixed
sid, bookworm8.83.26+dfsg-2fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
php-laravel-frameworksource(unstable)(not affected)

Notes

- php-laravel-framework <not-affected> (Fixed before initial upload to archive)
https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-PHP-LARAVELFRAMEWORK-72070

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