CVE-2019-11193
The FileManager in InfinitumIT DirectAdmin through v1.561 has XSS via CMD_FILE_MANAGER, CMD_SHOW_USER, and CMD_SHOW_RESELLER; an attacker can bypass the CSRF protection with this, and take over the administration panel.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB, so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 2.1%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
Description
The FileManager in InfinitumIT DirectAdmin through v1.561 has XSS via CMD_FILE_MANAGER, CMD_SHOW_USER, and CMD_SHOW_RESELLER; an attacker can bypass the CSRF protection with this, and take over the administration panel.
- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 2.09% probability · 82th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 15 April 2019
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79, CWE-352
- Affected
- directadmin/directadmin
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 2.1% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152494/DirectAdmin-1.561-Cross-Site-Scripting.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://numanozdemir.com/respdisc/directadmin.pdfBroken Link, Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46694Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152494/DirectAdmin-1.561-Cross-Site-Scripting.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://numanozdemir.com/respdisc/directadmin.pdfBroken Link, Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46694Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.