CVE-2019-12816

Description

Modules.cpp in ZNC before 1.7.4-rc1 allows remote authenticated non-admin users to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code by loading a module with a crafted name.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.85% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/znc/znc/commit/8de9e376ce531fe7f3c8b0aa4876d15b479b7311 third party advisory patch
https://github.com/znc/znc/compare/be1b6bc...d1997d6 third party advisory patch
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/23 third party advisory mailing list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/06/msg00017.html mailing list
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4044-1/ vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00037.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00018.html vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-15 vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NHR6OD52FQAG5ZPZ42NJM2T765C3V2XC/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TEESIGRNFLZUWXZPDGXAZ7JZTHYBDJ7G/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4O24TQOB73X57GACLZVMRVUK4UKHLE5G/ vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-12816?
CVE-2019-12816 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-12816?
To fix CVE-2019-12816, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-12816 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2019-12816 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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