# CVE-2019-15954: An issue was discovered in Total.js CMS 12.0.0.

- Also known as: GHSA-V287-9W3V-X5C5
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB, 1 Metasploit module
- Published: 2019-09-05 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- total4 (npm): 12.0.0

## Description

An issue was discovered in Total.js CMS 12.0.0. An authenticated user with the widgets privilege can gain achieve Remote Command Execution (RCE) on the remote server by creating a malicious widget with a special tag containing JavaScript code that will be evaluated server side. In the process of evaluating the tag by the back-end, it is possible to escape the sandbox object by using the following payload: <script total>global.process.mainModule.require(child_process).exec(RCE);</script>

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, total4, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/beerpwn/CVE/blob/master/Totaljs_disclosure_report/report_final.pdf
- https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Sep/5
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154924/Total.js-CMS-12-Widget-JavaScript-Code-Injection.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47531
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/multi/http/totaljs_cms_widget_exec.rb

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