CVE-2020-26886

Softaculous before 5.5.7 is affected by a code execution vulnerability because of External Initialization of Trusted Variables or Data Stores. This leads to privilege escalation on the local host.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 6.9 MEDIUM

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

6.9^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 3.4 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
https://vulnerable.af	Third Party Advisory
https://vulnerable.af/posts/cve-2020-26886/	Exploit Mitigation Third Party Advisory
https://www.softaculous.com/board/index.php?tid=17086&title=Softaculous_5.5.7_Launched	Release Notes Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:softaculous:softaculous:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2021-03-18 20:15

Updated : 2024-02-04 21:23

NVD link : CVE-2020-26886

Mitre link : CVE-2020-26886

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-26886

JSON object : View

Products Affected

softaculous

softaculous

CWE

CWE-665

Improper Initialization

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