CVE-2018-19290

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 4.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2018-11-30 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-78

Description

In modules/HELPBOT_MODULE in Budabot 0.6 through 4.0, lax syntax validation allows remote attackers to perform a command injection attack against the PHP daemon with a crafted command, resulting in a denial of service or possibly unspecified other impact, as demonstrated by the "!calc 5 x 5" command. In versions before 3.0, modules/HELPBOT_MODULE/calc.php has the vulnerable code; in 3.0 and above, modules/HELPBOT_MODULE/HelpbotController.class.php has the vulnerable code.

Affected products

Budabot: from 0.6 through 4.0

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/150391/Budabot-4.0-Denial-Of-Service.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Nov/44
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/150391/Budabot-4.0-Denial-Of-Service.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Nov/44

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