CVE-2020-15626
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThis vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of CentOS Web Panel cwp-e17.0.9.8.923. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within ajax_dashboard.php. When parsing the term parameter, the process does not properly validate a user-supplied string before using it to construct SQL queries. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to disclose information in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-9730.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceSQL injection vulnerability in CentOS Web Panel's ajax_dashboard.php allows unauthenticated remote attackers to exploit the unvalidated term parameter to construct malicious SQL queries, potentially disclosing sensitive database information in the root user context.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 0.9.8.923CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify CentOS Web Panel versionRun command: cat /usr/local/cwpsrv/version or check /usr/local/cwp/cwp.versionAffected if Version equals 0.9.8.923 exactly
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Locate ajax_dashboard.phpFind the file at path /usr/local/cwpsrv/htdocs/admin/ajax_dashboard.php or within the CWP web root directoryAffected if File exists in the expected CWP installation directory
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Verify term parameter handlingInspect ajax_dashboard.php source code and search for the term parameter usage in SQL queries without prepared statements or escaping functionsAffected if The term parameter is used directly in SQL queries without sanitization or parameterized queries
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Confirm endpoint accessibilityTest access to ajax_dashboard.php without authentication credentials via HTTP requestAffected if The endpoint is accessible without requiring authentication
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Check database user contextReview CWP database configuration files for database credentials and verify the associated MySQL user privilegesAffected if The CWP database user has privileges that could allow data exfiltration (such as SELECT on sensitive tables)
Your environment is affected if you run CentOS Web Panel version 0.9.8.923 with the ajax_dashboard.php endpoint accessible without authentication and the term parameter used in unsanitized SQL queries.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement prepared statements or parameterized queries for the term parameter in ajax_dashboard.php and perform input validation. Also audit other ajax endpoints for similar SQL injection vulnerabilities.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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