RCE in Exhibitor Project
CVE-2019-5029
An exploitable command injection vulnerability exists in the Config editor of the Exhibitor Web UI versions 1.0.9 to 1.7.1. Arbitrary shell commands surrounded by backticks or $() can be inserted into the editor and will be executed by the Exhibitor process when it launches ZooKeeper. An attacker can execute any command as the user running the Exhibitor process.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
EPSS: 0.572 (99.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Exhibitor_project Exhibitor
- N/a Exhibitor — versions Tested version was compiled using the standalone pom.xml from the Exhibitor master branch
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- talos-cna@cisco.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-5029?
- CVE-2019-5029 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Exhibitor Project, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-11-13.
- How severe is CVE-2019-5029?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-5029 known to be exploited?
- 7 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.