CVE-2015-4117

HIGH

Vesta Control Panel < 0.9.8-14 - Authenticated Remote Code Execution via Backup Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2015-4117. PoCs published by High-Tech Bridge SA.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates an OS command injection vulnerability in Vesta Control Panel via the 'backup' parameter in '/list/backup/index.php'. It allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands with admin privileges by injecting a base64-decoded PHP session file into '/tmp/'.

Description

Vesta Control Panel before 0.9.8-14 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the backup parameter to list/backup/index.php.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by High-Tech Bridge SA · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37369

This exploit demonstrates an OS command injection vulnerability in Vesta Control Panel via the 'backup' parameter in '/list/backup/index.php'. It allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands with admin privileges by injecting a base64-decoded PHP session file into '/tmp/'.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Vesta Control Panel 0.9.8 and prior
Auth required
Prerequisites: Authenticated access to Vesta Control Panel · Network access to the target system
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37369/
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://vestacp.com/roadmap/#history
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23261

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.1121
EPSS Percentile 95.4%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-78
Status published
Products (1)
vestacp/control_panel < 0.9.8-14
Published Feb 28, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026