CWP Control Web Panel OS Command Injection Vulnerability (CVE-2022-44877)
Severity: critical · Patch status: patched · Since 2023-01-17 · CVE-2022-44877
CWP Control Web Panel (formerly CentOS Web Panel) contains an OS command injection vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute commands via shell metacharacters in the login parameter. CISA added CVE-2022-44877 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Jan 17, 2023, which means attackers are exploiting it in the wild.
What to do
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- US federal agencies must remediate by Feb 7, 2023 (BOD 22-01); treat that as the outer limit.
Sources
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