# CVE-2023-42123: Control Web Panel mysql_manager Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

> Remote attackers with authentication can execute arbitrary code as root via command injection in the mysql_manager module.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/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:** 3 May 2024
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vj52-239v-8h2j

## What is CVE-2023-42123?

CVE-2023-42123 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Control-Webpanel Webpanel, published on 3 May 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Control Web Panel mysql_manager Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Control Web Panel. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists within the mysql_manager module. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-21080.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-42123?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Control-Webpanel Webpanel.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-42123?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-42123 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-42123 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-42123 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-2023-42123 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-42123 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Control-Webpanel Webpanel, published on 3 May 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-42123 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-2023-42123/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-42123/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-42123
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-42123
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-42123

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-42123/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.