# CVE-2019-13359: File upload in n/a

> A normal user can upload a crafted session file to /tmp to gain root privileges in CentOS Web Panel.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Jul 2019
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rvvm-phfr-4jrh

## What is CVE-2019-13359?

CVE-2019-13359 is a high-severity vulnerability in Control-Webpanel Webpanel, published on 16 Jul 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In CentOS-WebPanel.com (aka CWP) CentOS Web Panel 0.9.8.836, a cwpsrv-xxx cookie allows a normal user to craft and upload a session file to the /tmp directory, and use it to become the root user.

Weakness: CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-13359?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Control-Webpanel Webpanel.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-13359?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-13359 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-13359 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-13359 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- CentOS Control Web Panel 0.9.8.836 - Privilege Escalation (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-2019-13359 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-13359 is a high-severity vulnerability in Control-Webpanel Webpanel, published on 16 Jul 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-13359 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-2019-13359/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-13359/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-13359
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-13359
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-13359

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-13359/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.