Description
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.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 9.9/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| froxlor | froxlor | < 2.3.15 |
References
- https://github.com/froxlor/froxlor/blob/2.3.14/lib/Froxlor/Http/Statistics.php#L144-L162
- https://github.com/froxlor/froxlor/commit/0805a7e16a223d528b51d8cacfaff54217b9d8f8
- https://github.com/froxlor/froxlor/releases/tag/2.3.15
- https://github.com/froxlor/froxlor/security/advisories/GHSA-vwjv-x8ff-4cvv
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/froxlor-before-2.3.15-symlink-following-privilege-escalation-via-traffic-cron
- https://github.com/froxlor/froxlor/security/advisories/GHSA-vwjv-x8ff-4cvv
Timeline
- Published
- Oct 20, 2026
- Last modified
- Oct 23, 2026
- NVD status
- Deferred