RCE in Rconfig
CVE-2019-16663
An issue was discovered in rConfig 3.9.2. An attacker can directly execute system commands by sending a GET request to search.crud.php because the catCommand 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 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.847 (99.7th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.847 · newest: 0.847 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Rconfig — versions 3.9.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- rconfig.com/download (Product)
- gist.github.com/mhaskar/e7e454c7cb0dd9a139b0a43691e258a0 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- drive.google.com/open (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- drive.google.com/open (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- shells.systems/rconfig-v3-9-2-authenticated-and-unauthenticated-rce-cve-2019-16… (Technical Description, Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-16663?
- CVE-2019-16663 is a high-severity vulnerability in Rconfig, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-10-28.
- How severe is CVE-2019-16663?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-16663 known to be exploited?
- 10 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.