TI-2020-12160 Aliases CVE-2020-15425 GHSA-797w-wc59-pw29

OS command injection in CentOS Web Panel

MEDIUM 53CWE-78Published 2020-07-28 · Updated 2024-08-04

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.

Summary

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code 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. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-9742.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.08083 94th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
CentOS Web Panel	CentOS Web Panel	cwp-e17.0.9.8.923	—	No fix listed	CNA

CentOS Web Panel VendorCentOS Web Panel Affected cwp-e17.0.9.8.923 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:control-webpanel:webpanel:0.9.8.923:::::::*	0.9.8.923	Vulnerable	Control Web Panel

cpe:2.3:a:control-webpanel:webpanel:0.9.8.923:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.8.923 Vulnerable ·Control Web Panel

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-15425
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-797w-wc59-pw29

References

Advisory 1

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-742/

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TI-2020-12289 OS command injection in CentOS Web Panel CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2020-12288 OS command injection in CentOS Web Panel CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2020-12287 OS command injection in CentOS Web Panel CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8

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Sources

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