Cyber Resilience

CVE-2022-25046

Path Traversal in Control-Webpanel Webpanel ≤ 0.9.8.1124

Public PoCHigh EPSSPath Traversal
Published
07 July 2022
Modified
21 November 2024
CVSS Score v3.1 9.8
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.54 99th percentile
Risk Priority 85 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2022-25046 is a critical-severity Path Traversal (CWE-22) vulnerability in Control-Webpanel Webpanel. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked in the top 1% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and AC-6 (Least Privilege) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

A01:2025 Broken Access Control

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

A path traversal vulnerability in loader.php of CWP v0.9.8.1122 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted POST request.

CWE(s)
CWE-22

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
attack.mitre.org →
T1059.003 Windows Command Shell Execution
Adversaries may abuse the Windows command shell for execution.
attack.mitre.org →
T1105 Ingress Tool Transfer Command And Control
Adversaries may transfer tools or other files from an external system into a compromised environment.
attack.mitre.org →
Why these techniques?

Path traversal in a web loader (loader.php) enables remote arbitrary code execution via crafted POST, directly mapping to public-facing application exploitation (T1190) with command/shell execution (T1059.003) and tool/file transfer (T1105).

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v19.0

Likely ATT&CK TechniquesAI

Techniques this vulnerability likely enables, inferred from its description, weakness type, and attributed-actor tradecraft. Confidence is per-technique.

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Accessconfidence: HIGH
Path traversal in a web-facing loader.php enables arbitrary code execution via crafted POST, directly mapping to exploitation of a public-facing application.
attack.mitre.org →
T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter Executionconfidence: HIGH
Successful exploitation results in execution of attacker-supplied code on the target system.
attack.mitre.org →
T1105 Ingress Tool Transfer Command And Controlconfidence: MEDIUM
Arbitrary code execution via the web vulnerability can be used to download and run additional tools or payloads.
attack.mitre.org →
inferred from description + CWE · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v19.0

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Affected Assets

control-webpanel
webpanel
≤ 0.9.8.1124

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)
  • SI-10 Information Input Validation
  • AC-6 Least Privilege
Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)
  • SI-7 Software, Firmware, and Information Integrity
Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

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Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V5.3.2

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match
prevent

Input validation on the filename/path parameter in loader.php would reject the crafted traversal sequence before arbitrary code execution occurs.

AC-6 Least Privilege partial match
prevent

Running the web server process with least privilege limits the impact of any code executed via the path traversal.

SI-7 Software, Firmware, and Information Integrity partial match
detect

Integrity checks on loader.php and related files would detect unauthorized modifications that enable the path-traversal exploit.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-02 partial match
prevents

Patching/maintenance can remediate known path-traversal flaws in deployed software (partial prevention of exploitability) but does nothing to stop the coding defect from being introduced in the first place.

PR.AA-05 none match
prevents

PR.AA-05 defines and reviews access policies but does not address code-level pathname neutralization, so neither direction prevents CWE-22.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.8.29 Security testing in development and acceptance mostly match
detects

Security testing in development catches path traversal via static/dynamic analysis.

A.8.25 Secure development life cycle partial match
prevents

Secure SDLC mandates input validation and path sanitization that directly prevent path traversal.

A.8.26 Application security requirements partial match
prevents

Application security requirements include rules for safe file handling and canonicalization.

A.8.27 Secure system architecture and engineering principles partial match
prevents

Secure architecture principles require least-privilege file access and directory isolation.

A.8.28 Secure coding partial match
prevents

Secure coding standards explicitly forbid unsafe path construction and mandate safe APIs.

A.8.3 Information access restriction partial match
mitigates

Information access restriction limits which files an application may read or write.

References