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CVE-2019-15954

Published: Sep 5, 2019Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-862
NVD MITRE
9.9CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
79.2%
Top 0.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
No Fix Available

Description

An issue was discovered in Total.js CMS 12.0.0. An authenticated user with the widgets privilege can gain achieve Remote Command Execution (RCE) on the remote server by creating a malicious widget with a special tag containing JavaScript code that will be evaluated server side. In the process of evaluating the tag by the back-end, it is possible to escape the sandbox object by using the following payload: <script total>global.process.mainModule.require(child_process).exec(RCE);</script>

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:NS:CC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-862

Affected Products

n/an/a
total.js cmstotaljs
On-prem
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
total4npmOSS Libraries
totaljsoss-projectWeb & CMS Plugins
npmpackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries

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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
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References

https://github.com/beerpwn/CVE/blob/master/Totaljs_disclosure_report/report_final.pdf
github.com
https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Sep/5
seclists.org
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154924/Total.js-CMS-12-Widget-JavaScript-Code-Injection.html
packetstormsecurity.com
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Timeline

Published
Sep 5, 2019
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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