Description
VestaCP through 0.9.8-24 allows attackers to gain privileges by creating symlinks to files for which they lack permissions. After reading the RKEY value from user.conf under the /usr/local/vesta/data/users/admin directory, the admin password can be changed via a /reset/?action=confirm&user=admin&code= URI. This occurs because chmod is used unsafely.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://ssd-disclosure.com/ssd-advisory-vestacp-lpe-vulnerabilities/
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0050
EPSS Percentile
38.6%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-59
Status
published
Products (1)
vestacp/control_panel
< 0.9.8-24
Published
Apr 08, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026