CVE-2019-16662
highpriority · act · 83EPSS 0.977 · 100 %ileexploit · weaponizedEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-24
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
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 9.8–10
weaknesses
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exploits (4)
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- exploit/unix/webapp/rconfig_install_cmd_execrConfig install Command Executionweaponized · metasploit
- EDB-47602rConfig - install Command Execution (Metasploit)functional · exploit_db
- EDB-47555rConfig 3.9.2 - Remote Code ExecutionPoC · exploit_db
affected products (2)
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also known as (3)
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sources
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references (24)
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- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bTpTn4-alJ8qGCEATLq-oVM6HbhE65iY/view?usp=sharingcnnvd
- https://drive.google.com/open?id=1OXI5cNuwWqc6y-7BgNCfYHgFPK2cpvnucnnvd
- https://gist.github.com/mhaskar/ceb65fa4ca57c3cdccc1edfe2390902ecnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16662cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154999/rConfig-3.9.2-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155186/rConfig-3.9.2-Command-Injection.htmlcnnvd
- https://rconfig.com/downloadcnnvd
- https://shells.systems/rconfig-v3-9-2-authenticated-and-unauthenticated-rce-cve-2019-16663-and-cve-2019-16662/cnnvd
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