CVE-2018-17984

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Published Oct 4, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 7.8 High EPSS 3.4% KEV · Not listed

Description

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ispconfig:ispconfig:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-9723	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 3.4% (3.369% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://0x09al.github.io/security/ispconfig/exploit/vulnerability/2018/08/20/bug-or-backdoor-ispconfig-rce.html
https://github.com/0x09AL/0x09al.github.io/blob/master/_posts/2018-08-20-bug-or-backdoor-ispconfig-rce.markdown
https://www.ispconfig.org/blog/ispconfig-3-1-13-released-important-security-bugfix/

History

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Subscriptions

Ispconfig Ispconfig

Weaknesses

CWE-185

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 11:01 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Oct 4, 2018, 11:00 PM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 11:01 AM
Reserved: Oct 4, 2018, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:46 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 4, 2018, 11:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:46 AM

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