VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2021-29005
Insecure permission of chmod command on rConfig server 3.9.6 exists.
HIGH 8.8EPSS 2.15%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.15%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Insecure permission of chmod command on rConfig server 3.9.6 exists. After installing rConfig apache user may execute chmod as root without password which may let an attacker with low privilege to gain root access on server.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.15% probability · 81th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-276
- Affected
- rconfig/rconfig
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://github.com/mrojz/rconfig-exploit/blob/main/CVE-2021-29005-POC.shExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/mrojz/rconfig-exploit/blob/main/CVE-2021-29005-POC.shExploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.