What is CVE-2019-12791?

CVE-2019-12791 is a high-severity vulnerability in Vestacp Control_panel, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-08-15.

How severe is CVE-2019-12791?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Vestacp Control_panel

CVE-2019-12791

A directory traversal vulnerability in the v-list-user script in Vesta Control Panel 0.9.8-24 allows remote attackers to escalate from regular registered users to root via the password reset form.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.065 (92.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Vestacp Control_panel — versions 0.9.8-24
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-12791?: CVE-2019-12791 is a high-severity vulnerability in Vestacp Control_panel, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-08-15.
How severe is CVE-2019-12791?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.