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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2019-12791

A directory traversal vulnerability in the v-list-user script in Vesta Control Panel 0.9.8-24 allows remote attackers to escalate from regular registered users to root via the password reset form.

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CVE-2019-12791
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1 Nov 2026, 08:36 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2019-12791

core-osv · Original source

Published 15 Aug 2019, 21:15 UTC

A directory traversal vulnerability in the v-list-user script in Vesta Control Panel 0.9.8-24 allows remote attackers to escalate from regular registered users to root via the password reset form.

osv:CVE-2019-12791
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-12791",
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      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:47:41.535739517Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/serghey-rodin/vesta/issues/1921",
        "https://cardaci.xyz/advisories/2019/08/12/vesta-control-panel-0.9.8-24-privilege-escalation-in-the-password-reset-form/"
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 441460,
  "published_at": "2019-08-15T21:15:11.51+00:00"
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