PT-2021-11278 · Unknown · Softaculous

Published 2021-03-18 · Updated 2021-03-24 · CVE-2020-26886

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Softaculous versions prior to 5.5.7

Description: The issue is related to External Initialization of Trusted Variables or Data Stores, which leads to a code execution vulnerability. This vulnerability results in privilege escalation on the local host.

Recommendations: For versions prior to 5.5.7, update to version 5.5.7 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to sensitive areas of the system to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Improper Initialization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-665

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-26886

Affected Products

Softaculous

References · 6

• 🔥 https://vulnerable.af/posts/cve-2020-26886 · Exploit
• https://softaculous.com/board/index.php?tid=17086&title=Softaculous_5.5.7_Launched · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-26886 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-26886 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/25150 · Telegram Post
• https://vulnerable.af · Note