OS Command Injection in CWP Panel - CVE-2022-44877
Published: January 22, 2023 / Updated: October 25, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU71411
CSH Severity: Critical
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-44877
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in login/index.php script. A remote unauthenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to the application and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
CWP Panel
How to mitigate CVE-2022-44877
Install updates from vendor's website.
CWP Panel - update to 0.9.8.1147
Links to Public Exploits and PoC-codes
- Exploit #10741 - Centos Web Panel 7 v0.9.8.1147 - Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution (RCE) (October 25, 2024)
- Exploit #10700 - Control Web Panel 7 (CWP7) v0.9.8.1147 - Remote Code Execution (RCE) (October 25, 2024)
- Exploit #9424 - CVE-2022-44877-RCE (CVE-2022-44877 Centos Web Panel 7 Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution) (December 13, 2023)
- Exploit #8900 - CVE-2022-44877-white-box (Red Team utilities for setting up CWP CentOS 7 payload & reverse shell (Red Team 9 - CW2023)) (March 10, 2023)
- Exploit #8783 - CWP login.php Unauthenticated RCE (January 31, 2023)
- Exploit #8760 - CVE-2022-44877 () (January 22, 2023)