Authenticated Remote Command Injection in FaceSentry by IWT
CVE-2019-25243

8.7HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Iwt Ltd.

Status
Facesentry Access Control System
Vendor
CVE Published:
24 December 2025

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

What is CVE-2019-25243?

FaceSentry 6.4.8 has a vulnerability located in the pingTest.php and tcpPortTest.php scripts, which allows attackers to perform remote command injection. By exploiting the 'strInIP' and 'strInPort' input parameters without proper sanitization, unauthorized users can inject and execute arbitrary shell commands with elevated privileges. This poses a significant risk to the integrity and security of the system.

Affected Version(s)

FaceSentry Access Control System 6.4.8 build 264

FaceSentry Access Control System 5.7.2 build 568

FaceSentry Access Control System 5.7.0 build 539

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2019-25243 - Proof of Concept

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47064
exploit
http://www.iwt.com.hk
product
https://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2019-55...
third-party-advisory

CVSS V4

Score:
8.7
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Attack Required:
None
Privileges Required:
Undefined
User Interaction:
None

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

LiquidWorm as Gjoko Krstic of Zero Science Lab
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CVE-2019-25243 : Authenticated Remote Command Injection in FaceSentry by IWT