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Unscored Scanner template Public exploit CVE-2019-16662 EUVD-2019-7227GHSA-qcxg-gw47-6c75

An issue was discovered in rConfig 3.9.2. An attacker can directly execute system commands by sending a GET request to ajaxServerSettingsCh…

Published Oct 28, 2019 · Updated Aug 5, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Description

An issue was discovered in rConfig 3.9.2. An attacker can directly execute system commands by sending a GET request to ajaxServerSettingsChk.php because the rootUname parameter is passed to the exec function without filtering, which can lead to command execution.

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.

Metasploit 1 module

Exploit-DB 2

GitHub 1 repository

  • mhaskar/CVE-2019-16662 ★ 13 · Nov 10, 2019

    The official exploit for rConfig 3.9.2 Pre-auth Remote Code Execution CVE-2019-16662

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

Automated scanner template

A ready-made Nuclei template detects this vulnerability automatically. Vulnerabilities with public scanner templates are typically probed across the internet soon after the template appears — exposed systems should be patched first.

Source: projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates (MIT) — updated daily. Only links are listed.

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