PECL in the download utility class in the Installer in PEAR Base System v1.10.1 does not validate file types and filenames after a redirect, which allows remote HTTP servers to overwrite files via crafted responses, as demonstrated by a .htaccess overwrite.
{
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-74"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2023-07-07T20:58:05Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2017-02-01T23:59:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
}