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CVE-2024-40624

Deserialization of untrusted data in torrentpier/torrentpier

9.8 CriticalFix available

TorrentPier is an open source BitTorrent Public/Private tracker engine, written in php. In torrentpier/library/includes/functions.php, get_tracks() uses the unsafe native PHP serialization format to deserialize user-controlled cookies. One can use phpggc and the chain Guzzle/FW1 to write PHP code to an arbitrary file, and execute commands on the system. For instance, the cookie bb_t will be deserialized when browsing to viewforum.php. This issue has been addressed in commit ed37e6e52 which is expected to be included in release version 2.4.4. Users are advised to upgrade as soon as the new release is available. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

1.00%Up 0.9 points since Jul 16, 2024
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 9.8

Deserialization of untrusted data in torrentpier/torrentpier

TorrentPier is an open source BitTorrent Public/Private tracker engine, written in php. In torrentpier/library/includes/functions.php, get_tracks() uses the unsafe native PHP serialization format to deserialize user-controlled cookies. One can use phpggc and the chain Guzzle/FW1 to write PHP code to an arbitrary file, and execute commands on the system. For instance, the cookie bb_t will be deserialized when browsing to viewforum.php. This issue has been addressed in commit ed37e6e52 which is expected to be included in release version 2.4.4. Users are advised to upgrade as soon as the new release is available. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Record
CVE-2024-40624
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-502
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-2336 9.8

TorrentPier is an open source BitTorrent Public/Private tracker engine, written in php. In torrentpier/library/includes/functions.php, get_tracks() uses the unsafe native PHP serialization format to deserialize user-controlled cookies. One can use phpggc and the chain Guzzle/FW1 to write PHP code to an arbitrary file, and execute commands on the system. For instance, the cookie bb_t will be deserialized when browsing to viewforum.php. This issue has been addressed in commit ed37e6e52 which is expected to be included in release version 2.4.4. Users are advised to upgrade as soon as the new release is available. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Record
EUVD-2024-2336
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fg86-4c2r-7wxw 9.3

TorrentPier Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability

Summary

In torrentpier/library/includes/functions.php, get_tracks() uses the unsafe native PHP serialization format to deserialize user-controlled cookies:

https://github.com/torrentpier/torrentpier/blob/84f6c9f4a081d9ffff4c233098758280304bf50f/library/includes/functions.php#L41-L60

PoC

One can use phpggc and the chain Guzzle/FW1 to write PHP code to an arbitrary file, and execute commands on the system. For instance, the cookie bb_t will be deserialized when browsing to viewforum.php.

Record
GHSA-fg86-4c2r-7wxw
CVSS 4.0
9.3 CriticalCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-502
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 9.8

TorrentPier is an open source BitTorrent Public/Private tracker engine, written in php. In torrentpier/library/includes/functions.php, get_tracks() uses the unsafe native PHP serialization format to deserialize user-controlled cookies. One can use phpggc and the chain Guzzle/FW1 to write PHP code to an arbitrary file, and execute commands on the system. For instance, the cookie bb_t will be deserialized when browsing to viewforum.php. This issue has been addressed in commit ed37e6e52 which is expected to be included in release version 2.4.4. Users are advised to upgrade as soon as the new release is available. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Record
CVE-2024-40624
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-502
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 9.8

Deserialization of untrusted data in torrentpier/torrentpier

TorrentPier is an open source BitTorrent Public/Private tracker engine, written in php. In torrentpier/library/includes/functions.php, get_tracks() uses the unsafe native PHP serialization format to deserialize user-controlled cookies. One can use phpggc and the chain Guzzle/FW1 to write PHP code to an arbitrary file, and execute commands on the system. For instance, the cookie bb_t will be deserialized when browsing to viewforum.php. This issue has been addressed in commit ed37e6e52 which is expected to be included in release version 2.4.4. Users are advised to upgrade as soon as the new release is available. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Record
CVE-2024-40624
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-502
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-fg86-4c2r-7wxw 9.3

TorrentPier Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability

Summary

In torrentpier/library/includes/functions.php, get_tracks() uses the unsafe native PHP serialization format to deserialize user-controlled cookies:

https://github.com/torrentpier/torrentpier/blob/84f6c9f4a081d9ffff4c233098758280304bf50f/library/includes/functions.php#L41-L60

PoC

One can use phpggc and the chain Guzzle/FW1 to write PHP code to an arbitrary file, and execute commands on the system. For instance, the cookie bb_t will be deserialized when browsing to viewforum.php.

Record
GHSA-fg86-4c2r-7wxw
CVSS 4.0
9.3 CriticalCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-502
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
torrentpier/torrentpier
Packagist
through 2.4.3
2.4.4
torrentpier/torrentpier
Packagist
before 2.4.4, plus listed versions
2.3.0.4-beta2.3.0.4-beta2v2.2.0v2.2.1v2.2.2
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v2.2.3v2.3.0v2.3.0.1v2.3.0.2v2.3.0.3v2.3.1v2.3.1-rc1v2.4.0v2.4.0-alpha1v2.4.0-alpha2v2.4.0-alpha3v2.4.0-alpha4v2.4.0-beta1v2.4.0-beta2v2.4.0-beta3v2.4.0-beta4v2.4.0-rc1v2.4.0-rc2v2.4.1v2.4.2v2.4.3
2.4.4

History

History
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aliasesEUVD
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In short

CVE-2024-40624 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Torrentpier, published July 15, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.00%, the 62nd percentile. Fixed in torrentpier/torrentpier 2.4.4.

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