Control Web Panel up to 1.15 Loopback API Authentication Gate access_token authorization_code/client_id sql injection

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A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Control Web Panel up to 1.15. This issue affects the function access_token of the component Loopback API Authentication Gate. This manipulation of the argument authorization_code/client_id causes sql injection. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2026-77879. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Control Web Panel up to 1.15. Affected by this vulnerability is the function access_token of the component Loopback API Authentication Gate. The manipulation of the argument authorization_code/client_id with an unknown input leads to a sql injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-89. The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Control Web Panel (CWP) before webpanel_version 1.16 contains a SQL injection vulnerability in the loopback API authentication gate access_token(), which connects to MySQL as root and interpolates attacker-controlled values directly into its query. Attackers can inject SQL through the authorization_code and client_id parameters to read arbitrary database contents and forge the authentication result, bypassing the API's authentication check.

It is possible to read the advisory at control-webpanel.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-77879 since 08/21/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1505 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 1.16 eliminates this vulnerability.

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• Control Web Panel

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• 1.0
• 1.1
• 1.2
• 1.3
• 1.4
• 1.5
• 1.6
• 1.7
• 1.8
• 1.9
• 1.10
• 1.11
• 1.12
• 1.13
• 1.14
• 1.15

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