RCE in Rconfig
CVE-2019-16662
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.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.977 (99.9th percentile), scored .
Very high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — among the top 0.1% most-likely-to-be-exploited CVEs. 100th percentile — 99.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.977 · newest: 0.977 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Rconfig — versions 3.9.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- gist.github.com/mhaskar/ceb65fa4ca57c3cdccc1edfe2390902e (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- drive.google.com/open (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- drive.google.com/file/d/1bTpTn4-alJ8qGCEATLq-oVM6HbhE65iY/view (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- rconfig.com/download (Product)
- shells.systems/rconfig-v3-9-2-authenticated-and-unauthenticated-rce-cve-2019-16… (Technical Description, Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/154999/rConfig-3.9.2-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/155186/rConfig-3.9.2-Command-Injection.html
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-16662?
- CVE-2019-16662 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Rconfig, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-10-28.
- How severe is CVE-2019-16662?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-16662 known to be exploited?
- 23 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.