Vulnerability record

CVE-2022-44877

CWP Control Web Panel OS Command Injection Vulnerability

Severity: CriticalExploitation: Exploitation confirmedCISA KEV
What should I do?

This vulnerability is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: attackers are using it. If you run Control Web Panel, fix it now.

CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

US federal civilian agencies must remediate by Feb 7, 2023.

Patch status

No official fix confirmed yet

Until a fix ships, follow the vendor's mitigations and CISA's required action, limit exposure of affected systems, and watch this record for a patch.

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.

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database. Official vulnerability data, reproduced as published.

Affected products

Products affected by this vulnerability, with versions and the source of each entry
ProductVendorSource
Control Web PanelCWPKEV

Sources: KEV = CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Version details have not been published yet.

Intelligence timeline

Developments from the last 30 days, newest first.

  1. CVSS scoredUpdateKEV

    CVE-2022-44877 scored CVSS 9.8: CWP Control Web Panel, CWP Control Web Panel OS Command Injection Vulnerability

    CISA lists this as exploited in the wild. Unpatched Control Web Panel systems are exposed to active attacks now.

    Basis: NIST National Vulnerability Database

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Coverage

We have not published a story about this vulnerability yet.

References

  • control-webpanel.com https://control-webpanel.com/changelog#1669855527714-450fb335-6194
  • nvd.nist.gov https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-44877
  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/170388/Control-Web-Panel-7-Remote-Code-Execution.html
  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/170820/Control-Web-Panel-Unauthenticated-Remote-Command-Execution.html
  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171725/Control-Web-Panel-7-CWP7-0.9.8.1147-Remote-Code-Execution.html
  • seclists.org http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Jan/1
  • gist.github.com https://gist.github.com/numanturle/c1e82c47f4cba24cff214e904c227386
  • youtube.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiLfSvc1SYY
  • cisa.gov https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-44877