CVE-2019-16662 (GCVE-0-2019-16662)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-10-28 11:52 – Updated: 2024-08-05 01:17
VLAI Previdian
Summary
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.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 17087a3f-830c-4c3e-9976-a97933fbd7ec

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2019-16662

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2025-05-20 21:38 CEST

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2025-05-20
Asserted: 2025-05-20
Scope
Notes: An issue was discovered in rConfig 3.9.2. An attacker can directly execute system commands by sending a GET request to ajaxServerSettingsChk.php... | Affected: rConfig / rConfig | CVSS: 9.8 (CRITICAL) | EPSS: 0.97702 | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: True
Evidence

Type: Public Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 70%

Source: previdian

Details
Feed Previdian (previdian.com)
Title An issue was discovered in rConfig 3.9.2. An attacker can directly execute system commands by sending a GET request to ajaxServerSettingsChk.php...
Cve Id CVE-2019-16662
Vendor rConfig
Ghsa Id None
Product rConfig
Added Date 2025-05-20T19:38:13.620Z
Cvss Score 9.8
Epss Score 0.97702
Previous Ids
Cvss Severity CRITICAL
Virtual Patch False
Cvss Estimated False
Epss Percentile 0.99903
Used In Malware unknown
Vulnerability Id CVE-2019-16662
Ahead Of Cisa Kev None
Not Yet In Cisa Kev True
References
Created: 2026-10-02 09:10 CEST | Updated: 2026-10-02 09:10 CEST
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