# CVE-2018-18772: Cross-site request forgery in n/a

> Cross-site request forgery in CentOS Web Panel allows attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via the SSH module.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Nov 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-h8w9-jjmr-5j9j

## What is CVE-2018-18772?

CVE-2018-18772 is a high-severity vulnerability in Control-Webpanel Webpanel, published on 20 Nov 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

CentOS-WebPanel.com (aka CWP) CentOS Web Panel through 0.9.8.740 allows CSRF via admin/index.php?module=send_ssh, as demonstrated by executing an arbitrary OS command.

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-18772?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Control-Webpanel Webpanel.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-18772?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-18772 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-18772 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-18772 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- CentOS Web Panel 0.9.8.740 - Cross-Site Request Forgery / Cross-Site Scripting (exploitdb)
- CentOS Web Panel 0.9.8.740 - Cross-Site Request Forgery / Cross-Site Scripting (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Control-Webpanel Webpanel

- [CVE-2022-44877](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-44877/): CWP Control Web Panel OS Command Injection (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2025-48703](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-48703/): CWP Control Web Panel OS Command Injection (critical 9.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2023-42121](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-42121/): Control Web Panel Missing Authentication Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-45466](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-45466/): Missing authorization in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-45467](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-45467/): Missing authorization in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-18772 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-18772 is a high-severity vulnerability in Control-Webpanel Webpanel, published on 20 Nov 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-18772 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Control-Webpanel Webpanel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-18772/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-18772/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-18772
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-18772
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-18772

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-18772/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.