Exploitation Summary
CVE-2000-0248 has been observed exploited in the wild (reported by VulnCheck KEV).
EIP tracks 3 public exploits from researchers including Max Vision, aushack, including a Metasploit module exploits/linux/http/piranha_passwd_exec.
AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a default credential vulnerability in Piranha virtual server and load balancing package (version 0.4.12) to authenticate and execute arbitrary commands via a flaw in the passwd.php3 script. The PoC demonstrates command injection by creating a file in /tmp.
Description
The web GUI for the Linux Virtual Server (LVS) software in the Red Hat Linux Piranha package has a backdoor password that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands.
Exploits (3)
This exploit leverages a default credential vulnerability in Piranha virtual server and load balancing package (version 0.4.12) to authenticate and execute arbitrary commands via a flaw in the passwd.php3 script. The PoC demonstrates command injection by creating a file in /tmp.
This Metasploit module exploits a command injection vulnerability in RedHat Piranha's passwd.php3 script, allowing authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands as the Apache user. It leverages default credentials (piranha:q) and URI-encoded payloads to bypass input sanitization.
This Metasploit module exploits a command injection vulnerability in RedHat Piranha's passwd.php3 script, allowing authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands as the Apache user. It leverages default credentials (piranha:q) and bypasses magic_quotes_gpc restrictions.