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CVE-2026-113678NVD
Vulnerability Summary
Froxlor before 2.3.15 contains a symlink following vulnerability in Statistics::makeChownWithNewStats that allows authenticated customers to take ownership of arbitrary host directories by abusing the root-run traffic cron. Attackers can replace the goaccess statistics directory in their document root with a symlink, causing chown -R to hand root-owned trees to them and enabling root escalation.
CVSS v4.0 Base Metrics — Score 9.4 (CRITICAL)
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Attack RequirementsNone
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
Confidentiality (Vulnerable System)High
Integrity (Vulnerable System)High
Availability (Vulnerable System)High
Confidentiality (Subsequent System)High
Integrity (Subsequent System)High
Availability (Subsequent System)High
CVSS v3.1 Base Metrics — Score 9.9 (CRITICAL)
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeChanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh
Affected & Patched Versions
- froxlor froxlor < 2.3.15
- froxlor froxlor 2.3.15
External References
- https://github.com/froxlor/froxlor/security/advisories/GHSA-vwjv-x8ff-4cvv
- https://github.com/froxlor/froxlor/commit/0805a7e16a223d528b51d8cacfaff54217b9d8f8
- https://github.com/froxlor/froxlor/releases/tag/2.3.15
- https://github.com/froxlor/froxlor/blob/2.3.14/lib/Froxlor/Http/Statistics.php#L144-L162
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/froxlor-before-2.3.15-symlink-following-privilege-escalation-via-traffic-cron