Cyber Resilience

CVE-2022-44877

RCE in Control-Webpanel Webpanel ≤ 0.9.8.1147

CISA KEVActive ExploitationEUVD ExploitedPublic PoCRCECommand Injection
Published
05 January 2023
Modified
03 November 2025
KEV Added
17 January 2023
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 0.99 100.0th percentile
Risk Priority 97 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2022-44877 is a critical-severity OS Command Injection (CWE-78) vulnerability in Control-Webpanel Webpanel. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Command and Scripting Interpreter (T1059); ranked in the top 0.0% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; CISA has added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary

Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.

CVE-2022-44877 is a command injection vulnerability in the login/index.php endpoint of Control Web Panel (CWP, also known as CentOS Web Panel) version 7 prior to 0.9.8.1147. The flaw, tracked as CWE-78, permits unsanitized shell metacharacters supplied in the login parameter to be passed to operating system commands, and carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 reflecting network-accessible, unauthenticated exploitation with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Unauthenticated remote attackers can submit crafted POST requests to the affected login page and obtain arbitrary operating-system command execution on the underlying server. Successful exploitation grants attackers the ability to run any command permitted by the web-server process privileges, typically resulting in full system compromise without requiring prior authentication or user interaction.

Public exploit code and technical write-ups have been posted to Packet Storm, Full Disclosure, and GitHub, confirming that working remote-code-execution payloads are readily available. The CVE’s EPSS score has reached a peak of 0.9751 and currently stands at 0.9446, indicating sustained and substantial exploitation interest since disclosure.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

A05:2025 Injection

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

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.

CWE(s)
CWE-78
KEV Date Added
17 January 2023

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter Execution
Adversaries may abuse command and script interpreters to execute commands, scripts, or binaries.
attack.mitre.org →
T1059.003 Windows Command Shell Execution
Adversaries may abuse the Windows command shell for execution.
attack.mitre.org →
T1059.004 Unix Shell Execution
Adversaries may abuse Unix shell commands and scripts for execution.
attack.mitre.org →
T1059.001 PowerShell Execution
Adversaries may abuse PowerShell commands and scripts for execution.
attack.mitre.org →
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 →
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

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CVE-2022-25046Same product: Control-Webpanel Webpanel
CVE-2023-42121Same product: Control-Webpanel Webpanel
CVE-2021-45467Same product: Control-Webpanel Webpanel
CVE-2021-45466Same product: Control-Webpanel Webpanel
CVE-2023-39780Shared CWE-78both on KEV
CVE-2021-20035Shared CWE-78both on KEV

Affected Assets

control-webpanel
webpanel
≤ 0.9.8.1147

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

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Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

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Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

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Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V1.2.5
  • V1.2.8
  • V15.2.5

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.

SC-27 Platform-independent Applications
addresses: CWE-78

Platform-independent apps typically execute inside a managed runtime or sandbox that restricts direct OS command execution, reducing the ability to exploit OS command injection.

SI-10 Information Input Validation
addresses: CWE-78

Validates inputs to block special elements that would alter OS command execution.

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-06 mostly match
prevents

PR.PS-06's SDLC practices directly require secure coding and input handling that blocks command-injection defects, yet the single broad outcome leaves many specific neutralization vectors and verification gaps unaddressed.

PR.PS-02 partial match
prevents

Routine patching/maintenance can remediate known command-injection CVEs in dependencies (partial forward) but does nothing to stop developers from introducing improper neutralization in custom code (none reverse).

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
finds

Security testing and code review target insecure use of operating-system command interfaces, catching command-injection flaws introduced during development.

References