Authenticated command execution via unsanitized domain parameter
Published Jul 3, 2025 · Updated May 15, 2026
OS command injection in Pi-hole Web 3.3 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute commands through a crafted allowlist domain. The add.php and sub.php handlers interpolate the POST domain value directly into sudo pihole command strings passed to PHP exec(), so shell separators append attacker-chosen commands. A valid web-interface password or session token is required, and commands run as the web-service account, enabling data access, modification, or service interruption within that account's privileges.
Summary
What happened
OS command injection in Pi-hole Web 3.3 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute commands through a crafted allowlist domain. The add.php and sub.php handlers interpolate the POST domain value directly into sudo pihole command strings passed to PHP exec(), so shell separators append attacker-chosen commands. A valid web-interface password or session token is required, and commands run as the web-service account, enabling data access, modification, or service interruption within that account's privileges.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-34087
- Published
- Jul 3, 2025
- Updated
- May 15, 2026
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- CWE-78, CAPEC-137, CAPEC-88, T1059.004
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jul 3, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 15, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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Public exploit references
- Pi-hole authenticated curl proof of conceptfunctional · demonstrated
- Pi-Hole Whitelist OS Command Execution Metasploit moduleweaponized · validated
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