CVE-2018-17984
mediumpriority · track · 32EPSS 0.034 · 89 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
An unanchored /[a-z]{2}/ regular expression in ISPConfig before 3.1.13 makes it possible to include arbitrary files, leading to code execution. This is exploitable by authenticated users who have local filesystem access.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4.6–7.8
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affected products (2)
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also known as (3)
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references (9)
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- https://0x09al.github.io/security/ispconfig/exploit/vulnerability/2018/08/20/bug-or-backdoor-ispconfig-rce.htmlcnnvd
- https://github.com/0x09AL/0x09al.github.io/blob/master/_posts/2018-08-20-bug-or-backdoor-ispconfig-rce.markdowncnnvd
- https://www.ispconfig.org/blog/ispconfig-3-1-13-released-important-security-bugfix/cnnvd
- https://0x09al.github.io/security/ispconfig/exploit/vulnerability/2018/08/20/bug-or-backdoor-ispconfig-rce.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/0x09AL/0x09al.github.io/blob/master/_posts/2018-08-20-bug-or-backdoor-ispconfig-rce.markdownenisa_euvd
- https://www.ispconfig.org/blog/ispconfig-3-1-13-released-important-security-bugfix/enisa_euvd
- https://0x09al.github.io/security/ispconfig/exploit/vulnerability/2018/08/20/bug-or-backdoor-ispconfig-rce.htmlExploitThird Party Advisorynvd
- https://github.com/0x09AL/0x09al.github.io/blob/master/_posts/2018-08-20-bug-or-backdoor-ispconfig-rce.markdownExploitThird Party Advisorynvd
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