# CVE-2020-13978: Monstra CMS 3.0.4 allows an attacker, who already has administrative access to modify .chunk.php files on the Edit Chunk screen, to execute

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-06-09 · Updated: 2024-08-27

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Monstra CMS 3.0.4 allows an attacker, who already has administrative access to modify .chunk.php files on the Edit Chunk screen, to execute arbitrary OS commands via the Theme Module by visiting the admin/index.php?id=themes&action=edit_chunk URI. NOTE: there is no indication that the Edit Chunk feature was intended to prevent an administrator from using PHP's exec feature

## What to do

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## References

- https://github.com/monstra-cms/monstra/issues/464

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