#VU34044 Exposed dangerous method or function in CentOS Web Panel - CVE-2020-15623
Published: July 28, 2020 / Updated: August 5, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU34044
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-15623
CWE-ID: CWE-749
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
CentOS Web Panel
CentOS Web Panel
Software vendor:
CentOS Web Panel
CentOS Web Panel
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.