PT-2021-11714 · Cockpit · Cockpit

Published 2021-01-08 · Updated 2025-06-04 · CVE-2020-35131

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Cockpit versions prior to 0.6.1

Description: The issue allows an attacker to inject custom PHP code and achieve Remote Command Execution via the registerCriteriaFunction in lib/MongoLite/Database.php. This can be demonstrated by sending values in JSON data to the "/auth/check" or "/auth/requestreset" API endpoints.

Recommendations: For versions prior to 0.6.1, update to version 0.6.1 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the registerCriteriaFunction in lib/MongoLite/Database.php to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using the vulnerable API endpoints "/auth/check" and "/auth/requestreset" until the issue is resolved.

Exploit

Fix

RCE

Code Injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-94

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-35131

Affected Products

Cockpit

References · 7

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/49390 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-35131 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-35131 · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/agentejo/cockpit/commits/next/lib/MongoLite/Database.php · Note
• https://github.com/agentejo/cockpit/releases/tag/0.6.1 · Note
• https://twitter.com/pdnuclei_bot/status/1930384076134895702 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/21839 · Telegram Post