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.
Published: 2024-05-03
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-46581 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.
History

Sat, 09 Aug 2025 01:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Control-webpanel
Control-webpanel webpanel
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:control-webpanel:webpanel:0.9.8.1152:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Control-webpanel
Control-webpanel webpanel

Subscriptions

Control-webpanel Webpanel
Control Web Panel Control Web Panel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: zdi

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-02T19:16:50.408Z

Reserved: 2023-09-06T21:14:24.436Z

Link: CVE-2023-42122

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T19:16:50.408Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-05-03T03:15:51.293

Modified: 2025-08-09T01:29:57.113

Link: CVE-2023-42122

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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