Description
An issue was discovered in rConfig through 3.9.4. The web interface is prone to a SQL injection via the commands.inc.php searchColumn parameter.
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.
Metasploit 1 module
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Rconfig 3.x Chained Remote Code Execution
exploit/linux/http/rconfig_ajaxarchivefiles_rce
Exploit-DB 2
- Rconfig 3.x - Chained Remote Code Execution (Metasploit) EDB-48223 · remote · Mar 17, 2020 · verified
- rConfig 3.9 - 'searchColumn' SQL Injection EDB-48208 · webapps · Mar 12, 2020
GitHub 1 repository
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CSpanias/rConfig_rce ★ 0 · Jul 30, 2025
Combined PoCs for rConfig: SQL Injection (CVE-2020-10220) & Command Injection (CVE-2020-10879)
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.
- rConfig 3.9 - SQL Injection http/cves/2020/CVE-2020-10220.yaml
Source: projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates (MIT) — updated daily. Only links are listed.
References
- https://github.com/v1k1ngfr/exploits-rconfig/blob/master/rconfig_sqli.py
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156688/rConfig-3.9-SQL-Injection.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156766/Rconfig-3.x-Chained-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- https://github.com/v1k1ngfr/exploits-rconfig/blob/master/rconfig_CVE-2020-10220.py
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156950/rConfig-3.9.4-searchField-Remote-Code-Execution.html