CVE-2023-42121
Control Web Panel Missing Authentication Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Control Web Panel Missing Authentication Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Control Web Panel. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the implementation of authentication within the web interface. The issue results from the lack of authentication prior to allowing access to functionality. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of a valid CWP user. Was ZDI-CAN-20582.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- 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 Missing Authentication Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Control Web Panel Missing Authentication Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Control Web Panel. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the implementation of authentication within the web interface. The issue results from the lack of authentication prior to allowing access to functionality. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of a valid CWP user. Was ZDI-CAN-20582.
- Record
CVE-2023-42121- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-306
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-46580
Control Web Panel Missing Authentication Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Control Web Panel. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the implementation of authentication within the web interface. The issue results from the lack of authentication prior to allowing access to functionality. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of a valid CWP user. Was ZDI-CAN-20582.
- Record
EUVD-2023-46580- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m2qh-hm8j-fx8m
Control Web Panel Missing Authentication Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability...
Control Web Panel Missing Authentication Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Control Web Panel. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the implementation of authentication within the web interface. The issue results from the lack of authentication prior to allowing access to functionality. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of a valid CWP user. Was ZDI-CAN-20582.
- Record
GHSA-m2qh-hm8j-fx8m- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-306
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Control Web Panel Missing Authentication Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Control Web Panel. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the implementation of authentication within the web interface. The issue results from the lack of authentication prior to allowing access to functionality. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of a valid CWP user. Was ZDI-CAN-20582.
- Record
CVE-2023-42121- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-306
- 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-2023-42121 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) 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 1.84%, the 79th percentile. No source names a fixed version.