What is CVE-2020-15623?

CVE-2020-15623 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Centos Web Panel, classified under CWE-749. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-07-28.

How severe is CVE-2020-15623?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Centos Web Panel

CVE-2020-15623

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.

EPSS: 0.083 (94.5th 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

Centos Web Panel — versions cwp-e17.0.9.8.923
Control-webpanel Webpanel — versions 0.9.8.923

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-749

References

zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-15623?: CVE-2020-15623 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Centos Web Panel, classified under CWE-749. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-07-28.
How severe is CVE-2020-15623?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.