CVE-2024-51567
cyberpanel
Published 29 Oct 2024 · updated 4 Aug 2026 · Analyzed
Exploited in the wild
CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 7 Nov 2024, with a remediation deadline of 28 Nov 2024 for US federal agencies. It has been used in ransomware campaigns.
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Description
upgrademysqlstatus in databases/views.py in CyberPanel (aka Cyber Panel) before 5b08cd6 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary commands via /dataBases/upgrademysqlstatus by bypassing secMiddleware (which is only for a POST request) and using shell metacharacters in the statusfile property, as exploited in the wild in October 2024 by PSAUX. Versions through 2.3.6 and (unpatched) 2.3.7 are affected.
References
- cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/420.html · Technical Description
- cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/78.html · Technical Description
- cyberpanel.net/KnowledgeBase/home/change-logs/ · Release Notes
- cyberpanel.net/blog/detials-and-fix-of-recent-security-issue-and-patch-of-cyberpanel · Product
- dreyand.rs/code/review/2024/10/27/what-are-my-options-cyberpanel-v236-pre-auth-rce · Exploit, Patch
- github.com/usmannasir/cyberpanel/commit/5b08cd6d53f4dbc2107ad9f555122ce8b0996515 · Patch
- www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/massive-psaux-ransomware-attack-targets-22-000-cyberpanel-instances/ · Press/Media Coverage
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-51567 · US Government Resource