# CVE-2022-25046: Path traversal in n/a

> Attackers can execute arbitrary code via path traversal in loader.php of the CWP web panel.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/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:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Jul 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5jpv-ccxq-q87r

## What is CVE-2022-25046?

CVE-2022-25046 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in Control-Webpanel Webpanel, published on 7 Jul 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A path traversal vulnerability in loader.php of CWP v0.9.8.1122 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted POST request.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-25046?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Control-Webpanel Webpanel.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-25046?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-25046 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-25046 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-25046 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-2022-25046 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-25046 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in Control-Webpanel Webpanel, published on 7 Jul 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-25046 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-2022-25046/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-25046/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-25046
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-25046
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-25046

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-25046/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.