CVE-2020-10787 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 8.8 Published Updated

An attacker with admin access can escalate privileges to root via the user password change script in Vesta Control Panel.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-10787?

CVE-2020-10787 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Apr 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An elevation of privilege in Vesta Control Panel through 0.9.8-26 allows an attacker to gain root system access from the admin account via v-change-user-password (aka the user password change script).

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-10787?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Vestacp Vesta Control Panel.

How do I fix CVE-2020-10787?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-10787 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-10787 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-10787 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-755v-mjhh-9xgf.

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