CVE-2013-3629Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Administrator code execution via language-file import

Published Feb 7, 2020 · Updated Aug 6, 2024

Code injection in ISPConfig 3 3.0.5.2 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary PHP by importing a crafted language file. The language import parser writes attacker-controlled language content into an executable PHP script without rejecting embedded PHP code. Exploitation requires a server administrator to obtain and import an untrusted file; the resulting PHP runs on the ISPConfig server.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability43.10%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Code injection in ISPConfig 3 3.0.5.2 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary PHP by importing a crafted language file. The language import parser writes attacker-controlled language content into an executable PHP script without rejecting embedded PHP code. Exploitation requires a server administrator to obtain and import an untrusted file; the resulting PHP runs on the ISPConfig server.

The record

CVE
CVE-2013-3629
Published
Feb 7, 2020
Updated
Aug 6, 2024
Vendor
ISPConfig
Product
ISPConfig 3
Classifications
T1204.002
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 7, 2020CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 6, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=3.0.5.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

ISPConfig · ISPConfig 3version=3.0.5.2

Published CVSS scores

6.5NIST NVDAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
8.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1204.002Malicious File

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