# CVE-2019-13477: Cross-site request forgery in n/a

> A CSRF vulnerability in CentOS Web Panel allows attackers to change the root account password, leading to full system compromise.

- **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:** 21 Aug 2019
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-34q5-vfj9-g5q8

## What is CVE-2019-13477?

CVE-2019-13477 is a high-severity vulnerability in Control-Webpanel Webpanel, published on 21 Aug 2019. 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

In CentOS-WebPanel.com (aka CWP) CentOS Web Panel 0.9.8.837, CSRF in the forgot password function allows an attacker to change the password for the root account.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-13477?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Control-Webpanel Webpanel.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-13477?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-13477 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-13477 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-13477 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-2019-13477 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-13477 is a high-severity vulnerability in Control-Webpanel Webpanel, published on 21 Aug 2019. 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-2019-13477 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-2019-13477/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-13477/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-13477
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-13477
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-13477

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-13477/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.