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CVE-2020-15623

CRITICAL
Published 2020-07-28T17:01:21
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CVSS Score

V3.0
9.8
/10
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2025.03.14
0.032
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 3.2% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-06-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.864
Higher than 86.4% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH

Description

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.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

Related News

No news articles found for this CVE.

Affected Products

CentOS Web Panel

CentOS Web Panel

Affected Versions:

cwp-e17.0.9.8.923

GitHub Security Advisories

Community-driven vulnerability intelligence from GitHub

⚠ Unreviewed HIGH

GHSA-4hcf-cp54-4wwx

Advisory Details

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.

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

7.5

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-15623
WEB https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-770

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: May 24, 2022, Modified: January 24, 2023

References

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-770/
Published: 2020-07-28T17:01:21
Last Modified: 2024-08-04T13:22:30.522Z
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