Vulnerability · Published Jul 28, 2020 · Assigned by zdi

CVE-2020-15623

Critical 9.8

In plain English

A critical-severity security flaw in CentOS Web Panel from CentOS Web Panel. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 8.3% (higher than 95% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.0)9.8Critical

Exploit odds (30 days)8.3%top 5.0% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to write arbitrary files on affected installations of CentOS Web Panel cwp-e17.0.9.8.923. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within ajax_mod_security.php. When parsing the archivo parameter, the process does not properly validate a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-9722.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
CentOS Web Panel	CentOS Web Panel	cwp-e17.0.9.8.923

Weakness: CWE-749 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-770/ x_refsource_MISC