Authenticated command execution via unsanitized exec arguments
Published Dec 7, 2022 · Updated Apr 23, 2025
OS command injection in ILIAS before 7.16 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands as the web server user. Virus-scanning and PDF-export paths pass attacker-controlled file names or renderer settings into PHP exec() without adequate sanitization. Low-privileged users can exploit crafted ZIP names in open assessments, while other paths require upload-directory access or administrator rights.
Summary
What happened
OS command injection in ILIAS before 7.16 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands as the web server user. Virus-scanning and PDF-export paths pass attacker-controlled file names or renderer settings into PHP exec() without adequate sanitization. Low-privileged users can exploit crafted ZIP names in open assessments, while other paths require upload-directory access or administrator rights.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-45915
- Published
- Dec 7, 2022
- Updated
- Apr 23, 2025
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- CWE-78, T1059.004
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Dec 7, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 23, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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Attacks
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Public exploit references
- SEC Consult ILIAS command-injection proof of conceptfunctional · demonstrated
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