# CVE-2019-13024: Centreon 18.x before 18.10.6, 19.x before 19.04.3, and Centreon web before 2.8.29 allows the attacker to execute arbitrary system commands b

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 2 on Exploit-DB, 2 GitHub repos listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2019-07-01 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Centreon 18.x before 18.10.6, 19.x before 19.04.3, and Centreon web before 2.8.29 allows the attacker to execute arbitrary system commands by using the value "init_script"-"Monitoring Engine Binary" in main.get.php to insert a arbitrary command into the database, and execute it by calling the vulnerable page www/include/configuration/configGenerate/xml/generateFiles.php (which passes the inserted value to the database to shell_exec without sanitizing it, allowing one to execute system arbitrary commands).

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## References

- https://gist.github.com/mhaskar/c4255f6cf45b19b8a852c780f50576da
- https://shells.systems/centreon-v19-04-remote-code-execution-cve-2019-13024/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153504/Centreon-19.04-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- https://github.com/centreon/centreon/pull/7694
- https://documentation.centreon.com/docs/centreon/en/latest/release_notes/centreon-19.04/centreon-19.04.3.html
- https://documentation.centreon.com/docs/centreon/en/latest/release_notes/centreon-18.10/centreon-18.10.6.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47069
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/52156
- https://github.com/get-get-get-get/Centreon-RCE
- https://github.com/mhaskar/CVE-2019-13024

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