CVE-2018-17984

An unanchored /[a-z]{2}/ regular expression in ISPConfig before 3.1.13 makes it possible to include arbitrary files, leading to code execution. This is exploitable by authenticated users who have local filesystem access.

• CWE-185

• https://0x09al.github.io/security/ispconfig/exploit/vulnerability/2018/08/20/bug-or-backdoor-ispconfig-rce.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
• https://github.com/0x09AL/0x09al.github.io/blob/master/_posts/2018-08-20-bug-or-backdoor-ispconfig-rce.markdownExploit, Third Party Advisory
• https://www.ispconfig.org/blog/ispconfig-3-1-13-released-important-security-bugfix/Vendor Advisory
• https://0x09al.github.io/security/ispconfig/exploit/vulnerability/2018/08/20/bug-or-backdoor-ispconfig-rce.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
• https://github.com/0x09AL/0x09al.github.io/blob/master/_posts/2018-08-20-bug-or-backdoor-ispconfig-rce.markdownExploit, Third Party Advisory
• https://www.ispconfig.org/blog/ispconfig-3-1-13-released-important-security-bugfix/Vendor Advisory

Published

Oct 4, 2018

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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