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CVE-2020-13167

Netsweeper through 6.4.3 allows unauthenticated remote code execution because webadmin/tools/unixlogin.php (with certain Referer headers) launches...

Basic Information

CVE State
PUBLISHED
Reserved Date
May 19, 2020
Published Date
May 19, 2020
Last Updated
August 04, 2024
Vendor
n/a
Product
n/a
Description
Netsweeper through 6.4.3 allows unauthenticated remote code execution because webadmin/tools/unixlogin.php (with certain Referer headers) launches a command line with client-supplied parameters, and allows injection of shell metacharacters.
Tags
php nuclei_scanner metasploit_scanner

CVSS Scores

CVSS v3.1

9.8 - CRITICAL

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

CVSS v2.0

7.5

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS Score

Score
93.13% (Percentile: 99.78%) as of 2025-06-05

Exploit Status

Exploited in the Wild
Yes (2025-05-08 00:00:00 UTC) Source

References

https://ssd-disclosure.com/ssd-advisory-netsweeper-preauth-rce/

Known Exploited Vulnerability Information

Source Added Date
The Shadowserver (via CIRCL) 2025-05-08 00:00:00 UTC

Scanner Integrations

Scanner URL Date Detected
Metasploit https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/http/netsweeper_webadmin_unixlogin.rb 2025-04-29 11:01:14 UTC
Nuclei https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2020/CVE-2020-13167.yaml 2025-04-26 00:00:00 UTC

Potential Proof of Concepts

Warning: These PoCs have not been tested and could contain malware. Use at your own risk.

netsweeper_webadmin_unixlogin

Type: metasploit • Created: Unknown

Metasploit module for CVE-2020-13167

Timeline

  • CVE ID Reserved

  • CVE Published to Public

  • Detected by Nuclei

  • Detected by Metasploit

  • Added to KEVIntel