CVE-2024-4990 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2024-4990

Unsafe Reflection in base Component class in yiisoft/yii2

Vulnerability Description

In yiisoft/yii2 version 2.0.48, the base Component class contains a vulnerability where the `__set()` magic method does not validate that the value passed is a valid Behavior class name or configuration. This allows an attacker to instantiate arbitrary classes, passing parameters to their constructors and invoking setter methods. Depending on the installed dependencies, various types of attacks are possible, including the execution of arbitrary code, retrieval of sensitive information, and unauthorized access.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

yiisoft/yii2
Vulnerable Versions:
unspecified

Timeline

Official Publish: March 20th, 2025
Last Modified: March 20th, 2025
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-470

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.