What is CVE-2020-23151?

CVE-2020-23151 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Rconfig, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-08-09.

How severe is CVE-2020-23151?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2020-23151 known to be exploited?

4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

RCE in Rconfig

CVE-2020-23151

rConfig 3.9.5 allows command injection by sending a crafted GET request to lib/ajaxHandlers/ajaxArchiveFiles.php since the path parameter is passed directly to the exec function without being escaped.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.057 (92.2th 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

Rconfig — versions 3.9.5
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-23151?: CVE-2020-23151 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Rconfig, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-08-09.
How severe is CVE-2020-23151?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-23151 known to be exploited?: 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.