CVE-2019-16662

critical

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.

References

https://shells.systems/rconfig-v3-9-2-authenticated-and-unauthenticated-rce-cve-2019-16663-and-cve-2019-16662/

https://rconfig.com/download

https://gist.github.com/mhaskar/ceb65fa4ca57c3cdccc1edfe2390902e

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1OXI5cNuwWqc6y-7BgNCfYHgFPK2cpvnu

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bTpTn4-alJ8qGCEATLq-oVM6HbhE65iY/view?usp=sharing

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155186/rConfig-3.9.2-Command-Injection.html

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154999/rConfig-3.9.2-Remote-Code-Execution.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2019-10-28

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Critical

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.97702