RCE in Articatech Web Proxy

CVE-2020-17505

Artica Web Proxy 4.30.000000 allows an authenticated remote attacker to inject commands via the service-cmds parameter in cyrus.php. These commands are executed with root privileges via service_cmds_peform.

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: 0.824 (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 trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2020-17505: held from 0.822 to 0.824.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.822 · newest: 0.824 · change: +0.002

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-17505?
CVE-2020-17505 is a high-severity vulnerability in Articatech Web Proxy, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-08-12.
How severe is CVE-2020-17505?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-17505 known to be exploited?
8 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.