Rconfig
CVE-2020-12257
HIGH
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V3 - Web Frontend Security Anti-CSRF tokens, SameSite cookies
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Initial Access The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required. Public proof-of-concept exploit code is available. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker could trick authenticated users into performing unintended actions by sending crafted requests to the affected application. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. |
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Alert meAnalysisAI
rConfig 3.9.4 is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF) because it lacks implementation of CSRF protection such as a CSRF token. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Implement anti-CSRF tokens, validate Origin/Referer headers, use SameSite cookie attribute.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) (CWE-352), which allows attackers to trick authenticated users into performing unintended actions. rConfig 3.9.4 is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF) because it lacks implementation of CSRF protection such as a CSRF token. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability by creating a form (add a user, delete a user, or edit a user). Affected products include: Rconfig.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
rConfig 3.9.4 is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF) because it lacks implementation of CSRF protection such as a CSRF token. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability by creating a form (add a user, delete a user, or edit a user).
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Attack Technique
Cross-Site Request Forgery exploits the automatic credential inclusion behavior of web browsers.
Affected Products (CPE)NVD
lib/ajaxHandlers/ajaxAddTemplate.php in rConfig through 3.94 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands vi
An issue was discovered in rConfig through 3.9.4. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exp
An issue was discovered in rConfig 3.9.2. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable
An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in rconfig v3.9.6 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PHP fi
lib/crud/userprocess.php in rConfig 3.9.x before 3.9.7 has an authentication bypass, leading to administrator account cr
rConfig 3.9.4 and previous versions has unauthenticated snippets.inc.php SQL injection. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.
rConfig 3.9.4 and previous versions has unauthenticated devices.inc.php SQL injection. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8
rConfig 3.9.4 and previous versions has unauthenticated compliancepolicyelements.inc.php SQL injection. Rated critical s
rConfig 3.9.4 and previous versions has unauthenticated compliancepolicies.inc.php SQL injection. Rated critical severit
rConfig before 3.9.5 allows command injection by sending a crafted GET request to lib/crud/search.crud.php since the nod
rConfig 3.9.6 is affected by SQL Injection. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable,
Insecure permission of chmod command on rConfig server 3.9.6 exists. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability
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