An issue was discovered in Total.js CMS 12.0.0.
An issue was discovered in Total.js CMS 12.0.0. An authenticated user with the widgets privilege can gain achieve Remote Command Execution (RCE) on the remote server by creating a malicious widget with a special tag containing JavaScript code that will be evaluated server side. In the process of evaluating the tag by the back-end, it is possible to escape the sandbox object by using the following payload: <script total>global.process.mainModule.require(child_process).exec(RCE);</script>
- Published
- Sep 5, 2019
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 78.7% · 100th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-862
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- CVSS
- 39 / 40 · 9.9 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 24 / 30 · 78.7%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| totaljs | total.js cms | cpe:2.3:a:totaljs:total.js_cms |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- totaljs total.js cms12.0.0
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | total4 | all versions | — |
Same product
totaljs: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2019-15952An issue was discovered in Total.js CMS 12.0.0.37Monitor
- CVE-2019-15953An issue was discovered in Total.js CMS 12.0.0.35Monitor
- CVE-2020-9381controllers/admin.js in Total.js CMS 13 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a POST to the /admin/api/widgets/ URI.31Monitor
- CVE-2019-15955An issue was discovered in Total.js CMS 12.0.0.26Monitor
- CVE-2019-10260Total.js CMS 12.0.0 has XSS related to themes/admin/views/index.html (item.message) and themes/admin/public/ui.js (column.format).24Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
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No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
Weaponized
A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.
Evidence
- Metasploit module ×1
- Exploit-DB entry ×1
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB entry | remote | 2019-10-22 |
| Metasploit module | exploit/multi/http/totaljs_cms_widget_execTotal.js CMS 12 Widget JavaScript Code Injectionexploit | 2019-08-30 |
Research context
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Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- Metasploit-7 d
- Published
- First PoC+46 d
- TodaySep 29, 2026+2581 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
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No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
Impact can extend beyond the vulnerable component (scope changes).
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-862 · Missing AuthorizationCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
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