01 Record
CVE-2020-10221
lib/ajaxHandlers/ajaxAddTemplate.php in rConfig through 3.94 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via shell metacharacters in the fileName POST parameter.
HighKEVPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base score8.8 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
02 Description
lib/ajaxHandlers/ajaxAddTemplate.php in rConfig through 3.94 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via shell metacharacters in the fileName POST parameter.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Exploited in the wild. Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2021-11-03. Federal remediation due 2022-05-03.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationactiveCISA reports credible evidence of active exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 77.12% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 99.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 8.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2020-03-08 21:03Z6 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-10-21 23:35Z1 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2020-03-08
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 8.8)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')Base
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 7dcae7539679e5466ded1ff02a7234ffbdc394299900512a2a0dda4351fac1a2
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- cwe.mitre.orghttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/78.html
- engindemirbilek.github.iohttps://engindemirbilek.github.io/rconfig-3.93-rce
- github.comhttps://github.com/EnginDemirbilek/EnginDemirbilek.github.io/blob/master/rconfig-3.93-rce.html
- packetstormsecurity.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156687/rConfig-3.93-Authenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- www.cisa.govhttps://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-10221