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CVE-2018-8073· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

Yii 2.x before 2.0.15 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary LUA code via a variant of the CVE-2018-7269 attack in conjunction with th

Yii 2.x before 2.0.15 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary LUA code via a variant of the CVE-2018-7269 attack in conjunction with the Redis extension.

CriticalCVSS 9.8 · v3.0—No exploit Fix available
Published
Mar 21, 2018
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
1.6% · 74th percentile
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Action score

39

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
39 / 40 · 9.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 1.6%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
yiiframeworkyii

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • yiiframework yiibefore 2.0.15

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Packagistyiisoft/yii2-redisbefore 2.0.82.0.8

Same product

yiiframework: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2024-58136Yii 2 before 2.0.52 mishandles the attaching of behavior that is defined by an __class array key, a CVE-2024-4990 regression, as exploited iKEV
    95Now
  • CVE-2020-15148Unsafe deserialization in Yii 2
    64This week
  • CVE-2024-4990Unsafe Reflection in base Component class in yiisoft/yii2
    60This week
  • CVE-2023-47130Unsafe deserialization of user data in yiisoft/yii
    40Plan
  • CVE-2023-26750SQL injection vulnerability found in Yii Framework Yii 2 Framework before v.2.0.47 allows the a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code vi
    40Plan
  • CVE-2018-7269The findByCondition function in framework/db/ActiveRecord.php in Yii 2.x before 2.0.15 allows remote attackers to conduct SQL injection atta
    40Plan

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
Packagist:yiisoft/yii2-redis2.0.8Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-94 · Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

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References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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