# CVE-2020-15148: Unsafe deserialization in Yii 2

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2020-15148-unsafe-deserialization-in-yii-2  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2020-09-15  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2020-15148 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2020-09-15

Unsafe deserialization in Yii 2

Technologies: [yiisoft/yii2 (Packagist)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/yiisoft-yii2). Vendors: [Packagist](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/packagist).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2020-15148 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2020-15148 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2020-15148?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 15 September 2020.

**Which products and versions are affected?** yiisoft/yii2 (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.0.38.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2020-15148?** Yes. yiisoft/yii2 (Packagist): upgrade to 2.0.38 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2020-15148?** Check whether you run yiisoft/yii2 (Packagist) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- yiisoft/yii2 (Packagist): upgrade to 2.0.38 or later

  ```sh
  composer require yiisoft/yii2:^2.0.38
  ```


## Affected products

- yiisoft/yii2 (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.0.38

## Identifiers

- CVE-2020-15148
- GHSA-699q-wcff-g9mj

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