Vulnerability record · CVE-2020-15609 · published 28 July 2020
CVE-2020-15609: Centos-webpanel centos web panel os command injection vulnerability
Centos Webpanel · Centos Web Panel
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.
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.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.
References
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-756/ | Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
| https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-756/ | Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
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Related vulnerabilities
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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2020-15609), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.
