{"id":"CVE-2020-15435","aliases":["EUVD-2020-7428","GHSA-fxc2-mpj4-vqc6"],"status":"published","title":"This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of...","description":"This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code 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 service_start parameter, the process does not properly validate 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. 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