CVE-2019-15954

Name: CVE-2019-15954
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2019-09-05T19:16:32.037+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

CRITICALCVSS 9.9/10EPSS 79.20%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2019-15954 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.9/10 on the CVSS scale. An issue was discovered in Total.js CMS 12.0.0. An authenticated user with the widgets privilege can gain achieve Remote Command Execution (RCE) on the remote server by creating a malicious widget with a special tag containing JavaScript code that will be evaluated server side. EPSS estimates a 79.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

An issue was discovered in Total.js CMS 12.0.0. An authenticated user with the widgets privilege can gain achieve Remote Command Execution (RCE) on the remote server by creating a malicious widget with a special tag containing JavaScript code that will be evaluated server side. In the process of evaluating the tag by the back-end, it is possible to escape the sandbox object by using the following payload: <script total>global.process.mainModule.require(child_process).exec(RCE);</script>

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

9.9/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Probability

79.20%

99.6th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-862

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Totaljs	Total.Js Cms	12.0.0

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154924/Total.js-CMS-12-Widget-JavaScript-Code-Injection.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://github.com/beerpwn/CVE/blob/master/Totaljs_disclosure_report/report_final.pdfExploit, Third Party Advisory
https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Sep/5Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154924/Total.js-CMS-12-Widget-JavaScript-Code-Injection.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://github.com/beerpwn/CVE/blob/master/Totaljs_disclosure_report/report_final.pdfExploit, Third Party Advisory
https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Sep/5Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Sep 5, 2019
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2019-15954?

How severe is CVE-2019-15954?

CVE-2019-15954 has a CVSS score of 9.9/10 (CRITICAL severity). The EPSS model estimates a 79.20% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-15954?

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Source: NVD / NIST