CVE-2020-13448

HIGH

QuickBox <2.5.5-2.1.8 - Command Injection

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2020-13448. PoCs published by s1gh.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages an authenticated command injection vulnerability in QuickBox Pro <= 2.1.8, allowing a low-privileged user to execute arbitrary commands as www-data. The PoC sends a crafted request to the target's process.php endpoint after authentication.

Description

QuickBox Community Edition through 2.5.5 and Pro Edition through 2.1.8 allows an authenticated remote attacker to execute code on the server via command injection in the servicestart parameter.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by s1gh · pythonwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48536

This exploit leverages an authenticated command injection vulnerability in QuickBox Pro <= 2.1.8, allowing a low-privileged user to execute arbitrary commands as www-data. The PoC sends a crafted request to the target's process.php endpoint after authentication.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: QuickBox Pro <= 2.1.8
Auth required
Prerequisites: Valid credentials for a low-privileged user · Network access to the target
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://s1gh.sh/cve-2020-13448-quickbox-authenticated-rce/
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157898/QuickBox-Pro-2.1.8-Remote-Code-Execution.html

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.1777
EPSS Percentile 96.8%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-78
Status published
Products (2)
quickbox/quickbox < 2.1.8
quickbox/quickbox < 2.5.5
Published Jun 01, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026