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CVE-2020-15615

9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 8.1% (pctl 95)

In your normal cycle

Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation.

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code 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_ftp_manager.php. 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 execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-9746.

Scoring

CVSS9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.1)
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS8.08% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs
WeaknessCWE-78
On CISA KEVno
Public exploitnone known
Published2020-07-28
Last modified2026-06-17

Affected (1)

VendorProduct
control-webpanelwebpanel

References

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