Zenoss Core 3.x showdaemonXMLConfig Endpoint ZenossInfo.py Popen daemon path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Zenoss Core 3.x. It has been rated as critical. Impacted is the function Popen of the file ZenossInfo.py of the component showdaemonXMLConfig Endpoint. This manipulation of the argument daemon causes path traversal. This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-10048. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Zenoss Core 3.x. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function Popen of the file ZenossInfo.py of the component showdaemonXMLConfig Endpoint. The manipulation of the argument daemon with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Zenoss Core 3.x contains a command injection vulnerability in the showDaemonXMLConfig endpoint. The daemon parameter is passed directly to a Popen() call in ZenossInfo.py without proper sanitation, allowing authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands on the server as the zenoss user.

The weakness was released by bcoles as 20205. It is possible to read the advisory at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-10048 since 08/08/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (20205) and EUVD (EUVD-2012-6595). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Access: Public
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08/08/2025 Advisory disclosed
08/08/2025 +0 days CVE reserved
08/08/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/09/2025 +1 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 20205
Researcher: bcoles
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2012-10048 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-10048
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-319291
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 08/08/2025 22:08
Updated: 08/09/2025 16:01
Changes: 08/08/2025 22:08 (75), 08/09/2025 16:01 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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