SB2018101908 - Backdoor in Vesta Control Panel
Published: October 19, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018101908
Severity
Critical
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Backdoor (CVE-ID: N/A)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to presence of a backdoor code in the official vendor's repository since May 2018 until at least June 2018. All users that installed vesta panel between May and June are affected.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.