CVE-2020-36655

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Published Jan 21, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS 1.5% KEV · Not listed

Description

Yii Yii2 Gii before 2.2.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the Generator.php messageCategory field. The attacker can embed arbitrary PHP code into the model file.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:yiiframework:gii:*:*:*:*:*:yii2:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-0322	Yii Yii2 Gii before 2.2.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the Generator.php messageCategory field. The attacker can embed arbitrary PHP code into the model file.
Github GHSA	GHSA-3mpg-q26j-83j5	Command injection in yiisoft/yii2-gii

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.5% (1.524% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/yiisoft/yii2-gii/issues/433
https://lab.wallarm.com/yii2-gii-remote-code-execution/

History

Apr 2, 2025 2:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Yiiframework Gii

Weaknesses

CWE-94

Sources

CVE record Updated: Apr 2, 2025, 1:48 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jan 21, 2023, 12:00 AM
Updated: Apr 2, 2025, 1:48 PM
Reserved: Jan 21, 2023, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 5:30 PM

Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 5:30 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:15 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 21, 2023, 1:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:15 AM

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