CVE-2019-16662
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.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 97.7%, higher than 100% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 97.70% probability · 100th percentile
- Public exploits
- 2 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 29 October 2019
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-78
- Affected
- rconfig/rconfig
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 97.7% since 3 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (2)
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/154999/rConfig-3.9.2-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155186/rConfig-3.9.2-Command-Injection.html
- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bTpTn4-alJ8qGCEATLq-oVM6HbhE65iY/view?usp=sharingExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://drive.google.com/open?id=1OXI5cNuwWqc6y-7BgNCfYHgFPK2cpvnuExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://gist.github.com/mhaskar/ceb65fa4ca57c3cdccc1edfe2390902eExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://rconfig.com/downloadProduct
- https://shells.systems/rconfig-v3-9-2-authenticated-and-unauthenticated-rce-cve-2019-16663-and-cve-2019-16662/Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154999/rConfig-3.9.2-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155186/rConfig-3.9.2-Command-Injection.html
- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bTpTn4-alJ8qGCEATLq-oVM6HbhE65iY/view?usp=sharingExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://drive.google.com/open?id=1OXI5cNuwWqc6y-7BgNCfYHgFPK2cpvnuExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://gist.github.com/mhaskar/ceb65fa4ca57c3cdccc1edfe2390902eExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://rconfig.com/downloadProduct
- https://shells.systems/rconfig-v3-9-2-authenticated-and-unauthenticated-rce-cve-2019-16663-and-cve-2019-16662/Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.