# CVE-2022-44877: CWP Control Web Panel OS Command Injection

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary OS commands via shell metacharacters in the login parameter of Control 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:** Yes, since 17 Jan 2023 (CISA KEV)
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Jan 2023
- **Updated:** 21 Oct 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fxw7-8r5q-w2v4

## What is CVE-2022-44877?

CVE-2022-44877 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Control-Webpanel Webpanel, published on 5 Jan 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

login/index.php in CWP (aka Control Web Panel or CentOS Web Panel) 7 before 0.9.8.1147 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via shell metacharacters in the login parameter.

Weakness: CWE-78 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-44877?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Control-Webpanel Webpanel.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-44877?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-44877 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available. US federal agencies must fix it by 7 Feb 2023.

## Is CVE-2022-44877 being exploited?

Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2022-44877 in the wild since at least 17 Jan 2023.

Public exploit code:

- https://github.com/numanturle/CVE-2022-44877 (github_poc): https://github.com/numanturle/CVE-2022-44877
- CVE-2022-44877 Centos Web Panel 7 Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution (github_poc): https://github.com/komomon/CVE-2022-44877-RCE
- Red Team utilities for setting up CWP CentOS 7 payload & reverse shell (Red Team 9 - CW2023) (github_poc): https://github.com/hotpotcookie/CVE-2022-44877-white-box
- Bash Script for Checking Command Injection Vulnerability  on CentOS Web Panel [CWP] (CVE-2022-44877) (github_poc): https://github.com/Chocapikk/CVE-2022-44877
- Control Web Panel 7 (CWP7) Remote Code Execution (RCE) (CVE-2022-44877) (Unauthenticated) (github_poc): https://github.com/ColdFusionX/CVE-2022-44877-CWP7
- CWP login.php Unauthenticated RCE (metasploit)

## Other vulnerabilities in Control-Webpanel Webpanel

- [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)
- [CVE-2022-25046](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-25046/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-44877 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-44877 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Control-Webpanel Webpanel, published on 5 Jan 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2022-44877 in the wild since at least 17 Jan 2023.

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-2022-44877/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-44877/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-44877
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-44877
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-44877

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-44877/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.