# CVE-2018-5962: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Cross-site scripting in CentOS Web Panel allows attackers to inject scripts via parameters, potentially leading to session hijacking or code execution.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **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:** 22 Jan 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9w3j-9rg7-6282

## What is CVE-2018-5962?

CVE-2018-5962 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Control-Webpanel Webpanel, published on 22 Jan 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

index.php in CentOS-WebPanel.com (aka CWP) CentOS Web Panel through v0.9.8.12 has XSS via the id parameter to the phpini_editor module or the email_address parameter to the mail_add-new module.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-5962?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Control-Webpanel Webpanel.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-5962?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-5962 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-5962 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-5962 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## 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-2018-5962 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-5962 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Control-Webpanel Webpanel, published on 22 Jan 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-2018-5962 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-2018-5962/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-5962/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-5962
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5962
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-5962

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-5962/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.