CVE-2019-16662 EXPLOIT
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 97.7% (pctl 100)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
An issue was discovered in rConfig 3.9.2. An attacker can directly execute system commands by sending a GET request to ajaxServerSettingsChk.php because the rootUname parameter is passed to the exec function without filtering, which can lead to command execution.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 97.7% — more likely to be exploited than 100% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-78 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2019-10-28 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| rconfig | rconfig |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | rConfig - install Command Execution (Metasploit) | 2019-11-08 |
| exploit-db | rConfig 3.9.2 - Remote Code Execution | 2019-10-29 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154999/rConfig-3.9.2-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155186/rConfig-3.9.2-Command-Injection.html
- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bTpTn4-alJ8qGCEATLq-oVM6HbhE65iY/view?usp=sharing
- https://drive.google.com/open?id=1OXI5cNuwWqc6y-7BgNCfYHgFPK2cpvnu
- https://gist.github.com/mhaskar/ceb65fa4ca57c3cdccc1edfe2390902e
- https://rconfig.com/download
- https://shells.systems/rconfig-v3-9-2-authenticated-and-unauthenticated-rce-cve-2019-16663-and-cve-2019-16662/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154999/rConfig-3.9.2-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155186/rConfig-3.9.2-Command-Injection.html
- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bTpTn4-alJ8qGCEATLq-oVM6HbhE65iY/view?usp=sharing
- https://drive.google.com/open?id=1OXI5cNuwWqc6y-7BgNCfYHgFPK2cpvnu
- https://gist.github.com/mhaskar/ceb65fa4ca57c3cdccc1edfe2390902e
- https://rconfig.com/download
- https://shells.systems/rconfig-v3-9-2-authenticated-and-unauthenticated-rce-cve-2019-16663-and-cve-2019-16662/
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