CVEs / CVE-2022-44877
CVE-2022-44877: CWP Control Web Panel OS Command Injection Vulnerability
- Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 17 Jan 2023
- critical 9.8 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
- EPSS 99.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
- Last changed at its sources
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Summary
CWP Control Web Panel (formerly CentOS Web Panel) contains an OS command injection vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute commands via shell metacharacters in the login parameter.
Description
login/index.php in CWP (aka Control Web Panel or CentOS Web Panel) 7 before 0.9.8.1147 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via shell metacharacters in the login parameter.
Affected and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| n/a n/a | n/a | — |
Exploitation
| In CISA KEV since | 17 Jan 2023 |
|---|---|
| Due date for US federal agencies | 7 Feb 2023 |
| Used in ransomware campaigns | Unknown |
| Required action | Apply updates per vendor instructions. |
Severity
| CVSS 3.1 | 9.8 criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HScored by NVD |
|---|---|
| Weakness | CWE-78 |
References
- CVE-2022-44877 on NVD
- CVE-2022-44877 in the CISA KEV catalog
- https://control-webpanel.com/changelog#1669855527714-450fb335-6194 (cited by CISA)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/170388/Control-Web-Panel-7-Remote-Code-Execution.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/170820/Control-Web-Panel-Unauthenticated-Remote-Command-Execution.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171725/Control-Web-Panel-7-CWP7-0.9.8.1147-Remote-Code-Execution.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Jan/1 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://gist.github.com/numanturle/c1e82c47f4cba24cff214e904c227386 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiLfSvc1SYY Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-44877 US Government Resource
Sources
Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.
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