High severity · published May 3, 2024
CVE-2023-42122
Control Web Panel wloggui Command Injection Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
7.8
CVSS
0.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Control Web Panel wloggui Command Injection Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Control Web Panel. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the cwpsrv process, which listens on the loopback interface. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-21079.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.8% · higher than 55% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CW
Control Web Panel · Control Web Panel
0.9.8.1152 · source: vendor, CISA
WE
Webpanel · Control-webpanel
0.9.8.1152 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-42122
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-42122
Third Party Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1479/
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