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CVE-2007-08491 exploit

scripts/cronscript.php in SysCP 1.2.15 and earlier does not properly quote pathnames in user home directories, which allows local users to…

Published 19 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.2
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.9%
percentile 59%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

scripts/cronscript.php in SysCP 1.2.15 and earlier does not properly quote pathnames in user home directories, which allows local users to gain privileges by placing shell metacharacters in a directory name, and then using the control panel to protect this directory, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-2568.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.86% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 59% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-29571 SYSCP 1.2.15 - System Control Panel CronJob Arbitrary Code Execution · webapps · 2007-02-07

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.07.2AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

  • osvdb.org /33128 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_OSVDB, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /archive/1/459397/100/0/threaded · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • syscp.org /wiki/Security/SyscpOrgAbilityToInjectAndExecuteAnyCodeAsRootInSysCP · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/24102 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/22453 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred

Sources

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