# CVE-2022-3967: Vesta Control Panel sed main.sh argument injection

> A local attacker can exploit argument injection in the sed handler of Vesta Control Panel to execute arbitrary commands.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Nov 2022
- **Updated:** 15 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4r6q-vm97-xq39

## What is CVE-2022-3967?

CVE-2022-3967 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in unspecified Vesta Control Panel, published on 13 Nov 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Vesta Control Panel. Affected is an unknown function of the file func/main.sh of the component sed Handler. The manipulation leads to argument injection. An attack has to be approached locally. The name of the patch is 39561c32c12cabe563de48cc96eccb9e2c655e25. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. VDB-213546 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-707 (Improper Neutralization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-3967?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Vestacp Control Panel.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-3967?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-3967 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-3967 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-3967 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in unspecified Vesta Control Panel

- [CVE-2019-12791](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-12791/): Path traversal in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2019-12792](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-12792/): Command injection in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2015-4117](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-4117/): Command injection in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-30463](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-30463/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2021-46850](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-46850/): Command injection in n/a (high 7.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-3967 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-3967 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in unspecified Vesta Control Panel, published on 13 Nov 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-3967 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: unspecified Vesta Control Panel. 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-2022-3967/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3967/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-3967
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3967
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-3967

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3967/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.