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TI-2020-12284 Aliases CVE-2020-15609GHSA-h9cr-cxm7-hxwf

OS command injection in CentOS Web Panel

Priority MEDIUM 53CWE-78Published · Updated

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_dashboard.php. When parsing the service_stop parameter, the process does not properly validate 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-9726.

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
CentOS Web PanelCentOS Web Panelcwp-e17.0.9.8.923—No fix listedCNA
  • CentOS Web Panel VendorCentOS Web Panel Affected cwp-e17.0.9.8.923 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:centos-webpanel:centos_web_panel:17.0.9.8.923:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.0.9.8.923VulnerableCentOS Web Panel
  • cpe:2.3:a:centos-webpanel:centos_web_panel:17.0.9.8.923:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.0.9.8.923 Vulnerable ·CentOS Web Panel

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-15609
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h9cr-cxm7-hxwf

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2019-10056 In CentOS-WebPanel.com (aka CWP) CentOS Web Panel 0.9.8.846, a hidden action=9 feature in… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2019-10606 In CentOS-WebPanel.com (aka CWP) CentOS Web Panel 0.9.8.851, an insecure object reference… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2019-10605 In CentOS-WebPanel.com (aka CWP) CentOS Web Panel 0.9.8.851, an insecure object reference… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2019-08114 CentOS-WebPanel.com (aka CWP) CentOS Web Panel 0.9.8.793 (Free/Open Source Version) and… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 4.8
  • TI-2019-07573 CentOS Web Panel (CWP) 0.9.8.789 is vulnerable to Stored/Persistent XSS for the "Name… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 4.8

Sources

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