TI-2023-22488 Aliases CVE-2023-42120 GHSA-3cxr-mgrx-fg7c

OS command injection in Control Web Panel

MEDIUM 45CWE-78Published 2024-05-03 · Updated 2024-08-02

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
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 3.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.

Summary

Control Web Panel dns_zone_editor Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Control Web Panel. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the dns_zone_editor module. 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-20581.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.0263 85th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Control Web Panel	Control Web Panel	0.9.8.1152	—	No fix listed	CNA

Control Web Panel VendorControl Web Panel Affected 0.9.8.1152 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:control-webpanel:webpanel:0.9.8.1152:::::::*	0.9.8.1152	Vulnerable	Control Web Panel

cpe:2.3:a:control-webpanel:webpanel:0.9.8.1152:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.8.1152 Vulnerable ·Control Web Panel

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-42120
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3cxr-mgrx-fg7c

References

Advisory 1

ZDI-23-1477

TI-2022-22082 login/index.php in CWP (aka Control Web Panel or CentOS Web Panel) 7 before 0.9.8.1147… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2025-30935 OS command injection in CentOS Web Panel KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.0
TI-2021-20554 In CWP (aka Control Web Panel or CentOS Web Panel) before 0.9.8.1107, an unauthenticated… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2021-20553 In CWP (aka Control Web Panel or CentOS Web Panel) before 0.9.8.1107, attackers can make… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2022-08811 A path traversal vulnerability in loader.php of CWP v0.9.8.1122 allows attackers to… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2018-12942 CentOS-WebPanel.com (aka CWP) CentOS Web Panel 0.9.8.480 has Local File Inclusion via… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5

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Sources

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