PT-2020-14546 · Centos · Centos Web Panel

Caspertea + 1 · Published 2020-06-25 · Updated 2023-01-24 · CVE-2020-15623

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions CentOS Web Panel version cwp-e17.0.9.8.923

Description This issue allows remote attackers to write arbitrary files on affected installations. Authentication is not required to exploit this issue. The flaw exists within the ajax mod security.php file, specifically 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 issue to execute code in the context of root.

Recommendations For CentOS Web Panel version cwp-e17.0.9.8.923, as a temporary workaround, consider disabling the ajax mod security.php file until a patch is available. Restrict access to the archivo parameter in the affected API endpoint to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-749

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-15623

ZDI-20-770

Affected Products

Centos Web Panel

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-15623 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-770 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-15623 · Vendor Advisory