CVE-2023-42120
Control Web Panel dns_zone_editor Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Control Web Panel dns_zone_editor 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 dns_zone_editor 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-20581.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Control Web Panel dns_zone_editor Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Control Web Panel dns_zone_editor 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 dns_zone_editor 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-20581.
- Record
CVE-2023-42120- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-46579
Control Web Panel dns_zone_editor 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 dns_zone_editor 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-20581.
- Record
EUVD-2023-46579- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3cxr-mgrx-fg7c
Control Web Panel dns_zone_editor Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This...
Control Web Panel dns_zone_editor 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 dns_zone_editor 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-20581.
- Record
GHSA-3cxr-mgrx-fg7c- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Control Web Panel dns_zone_editor 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 dns_zone_editor 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-20581.
- Record
CVE-2023-42120- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-42120 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Control Web Panel Web Panel, published May 3, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.63%, the 85th percentile. No source names a fixed version.