RCE in Centos Web Panel

CVE-2020-15425

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.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.081 (94.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-15425?
CVE-2020-15425 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Centos Web Panel, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-07-28.
How severe is CVE-2020-15425?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.