CVE-2020-26124 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

openmediavault before 4.1.36 and 5.x before 5.5.12 allows authenticated PHP code injection attacks, via the sortfield POST parameter of rpc.php, because json_encode_safe is not used in config/databasebackend.inc. Successful exploitation allows arbitrary command execution on the underlying operating system as root.

Published: 2020-10-02

Score: 8.8 High

EPSS: 67.4% High

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:openmediavault:openmediavault::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:openmediavault:openmediavault::::::::

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.67396.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160223/OpenMediaVault-rpc.php-Authenticated-PHP-Code-Injection.html
https://github.com/openmediavault/openmediavault/commit/ebb51bbf5a39f4955eab0073bf87f2a31926d85d
https://www.openmediavault.org/?p=2797

History

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Subscriptions

Openmediavault Openmediavault

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2020-10-02T08:28:03.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T15:49:07.113Z

Reserved: 2020-09-28T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-26124

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-10-02T09:15:13.900

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:07:38.400

Link: CVE-2020-26124

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-94
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

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