What is CVE-2018-19793?

CVE-2018-19793 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jiacrontab Project. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2018-12-03.

How severe is CVE-2018-19793?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Jiacrontab Project

CVE-2018-19793

jiacrontab 1.4.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the crontab/task/edit?addr=localhost%3a20001 command and args parameters, as demonstrated by command=cat&args=/etc/passwd in the POST data.

Published 2018-12-03 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.024 (83.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 83rd percentile — 83.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.024 · newest: 0.024 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Jiacrontab Project — versions 1.4.5

References

github.com/iwannay/jiacrontab/issues/28 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-19793?: CVE-2018-19793 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jiacrontab Project. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2018-12-03.
How severe is CVE-2018-19793?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.