CVE-2020-15609

CRITICAL

CentOS Web Panel cwp-e17.0.9.8.923 - Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution via ajax_dashboard.php service_stop Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-756/

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.0808
EPSS Percentile 94.1%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-78
Status published
Products (1)
centos-webpanel/centos_web_panel 17.0.9.8.923
Published Jul 28, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026