CVE-2020-10221 — rConfig OS Command Injection Vulnerability

CVE-2020-10221 (rConfig rConfig) is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog since 2021-11-03. rConfig lib/ajaxHandlers/ajaxAddTemplate.php contains an OS command injection vulnerability that allows… See the required fix, due date and advisories.

Exploitation status

CVE-2020-10221 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, added 2021-11-03. rConfig lib/ajaxHandlers/ajaxAddTemplate.php contains an OS command injection vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute OS commands via shell metacharacters in the fileName POST parameter.

Advisory facts

Vendor or project
rConfig
Affected product
rConfig
Added to CISA KEV
2021-11-03
US federal remediation due date
2022-05-03
Ransomware association
Unknown
EPSS score
—
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-78

Remediation: the required action

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Sourced from public upstream advisories (CISA KEV, ENISA EUVD, vendor PSIRTs) mirrored daily. Informational only — not a remediation decision, not legal advice, and the absence of a record is not evidence of safety.