CVE-2022-25048
Published: 07 July 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-25048 is a high-severity OS Command Injection (CWE-78) vulnerability in Control-Webpanel Webpanel. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 5.0% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2022-25048 is a command injection vulnerability, tracked under CWE-78, that affects CentOS Web Panel (CWP) version 0.9.8.1126. The flaw permits an authenticated user to inject and execute operating system commands with root privileges, producing a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 from network attack vectors that require only low privileges and no user interaction.
An attacker with a normal user account on an exposed CWP instance can supply crafted input that results in arbitrary command execution as root. Successful exploitation grants full control over the underlying system, including the ability to read or modify any file, install persistent malware, or pivot to other hosts.
Public references consist of repositories that document the issue and provide reproduction details, but no vendor advisory or patch information is included in the supplied references. The associated EPSS score has remained near 0.16 with only a negligible difference between its current and peak values.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-29792
Vulnerability details
Command injection vulnerability in CWP v0.9.8.1126 that allows normal users to run commands as the root user.
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Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.