What is CVE-2021-30462?

CVE-2021-30462 is a high-severity vulnerability in Vestacp Vesta_control_panel, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2021-04-08.

How severe is CVE-2021-30462?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-30462 known to be exploited?

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

Auth bypass in Vestacp Vesta_control_panel

CVE-2021-30462

VestaCP through 0.9.8-24 allows the admin user to escalate privileges to root because the Sudo configuration does not require a password to run /usr/local/vesta/bin scripts.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.018 (75.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Vestacp Vesta_control_panel
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-306 — Missing Authentication for Critical Function

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-30462?: CVE-2021-30462 is a high-severity vulnerability in Vestacp Vesta_control_panel, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2021-04-08.
How severe is CVE-2021-30462?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-30462 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.