Nginx Proxy Manager Authenticated RCE via setupCertbotPlugins()
21Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.
ssvc Trackcvss 7.7epss 0.9%
from disclosure to weapon29 days
Published on NVDJun 8
1st PoC+29d
exploitation probability
0.9%top 43% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
1 public exploit(s)
Nginx Proxy Manager versions 2.9.14 through 2.15.1, fixed in commit a5db5ed, contain an authenticated remote code execution vulnerability via OS command injection in the setupCertbotPlugins() function in backend/setup.js, allowing attackers with certificates:manage permission to execute arbitrary commands by storing a malicious payload in the dns_provider_credentials field. The user-controlled dns_provider_credentials value is interpolated directly into a shell command executed via child_process.exec() without sanitization or escaping, causing the injected command to execute upon backend restart.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Affected products
NginxProxyManager · nginx-proxy-managerpublic PoCs found — 1
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