CVE-2018-18773 Cross-site request forgery in n/a

High 8.8 Published Updated

Attackers can force authenticated admins to change the root password via CSRF, leading to full system compromise.

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
None listed

What is CVE-2018-18773?

CVE-2018-18773 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=rootpwd, as demonstrated by changing the root password.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-18773?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Control-Webpanel Webpanel.

How do I fix CVE-2018-18773?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-18773 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-18773 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-18773 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.

All Control-Webpanel Webpanel vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3f8j-c578-3q4f.

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