CVE-2019-13359 is a critical privilege escalation vulnerability affecting CentOS Web Panel (CWP) version 0.9.8.836. An authenticated, low-privileged user can exploit a weakness in cookie handling to upload a malicious session file to the /tmp directory, subsequently gaining root access. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, though it requires high attack complexity. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, a public exploit is available on ExploitDB, indicating a clear path for adversaries, despite minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.9.8.836CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:control-webpanel:webpanel:0.9.8.836:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.