# CVE-2023-25131: Use of default password vulnerability in CyberPower PowerPanel Business

> Remote attackers can log in using default admin credentials to perform administrative functions because the software does not force a password change.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 24 Apr 2023
- **Updated:** 4 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rx95-f4h8-xf6w

## What is CVE-2023-25131?

CVE-2023-25131 is a critical vulnerability in CyberPower PowerPanel Business Local / Remote, published on 24 Apr 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Use of default password vulnerability in PowerPanel Business Local/Remote for Windows v4.8.6 and earlier, PowerPanel Business Management for Windows v4.8.6 and earlier, PowerPanel Business Local/Remote for Linux 32bit v4.8.6 and earlier, PowerPanel Business Local/Remote for Linux 64bit v4.8.6 and earlier, PowerPanel Business Management for Linux 32bit v4.8.6 and earlier, PowerPanel Business Management for Linux 64bit v4.8.6 and earlier, PowerPanel Business Local/Remote for MacOS v4.8.6 and earlier, and PowerPanel Business Management for MacOS v4.8.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to log in to the server directly to perform administrative functions. Upon installation or upon first login, the application does not ask the user to change the 'admin' password.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication), CWE-1393 (Use of Default Password)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-25131?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cyberpower Powerpanel.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-25131?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-25131 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-25131 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-25131 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in CyberPower PowerPanel Business Local / Remote

- [CVE-2024-32047](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-32047/): CyberPower PowerPanel business Active Debug Code (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-32053](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-32053/): CyberPower PowerPanel business Use of Hard-coded Credentials (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-33625](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-33625/): CyberPower PowerPanel business Use of Hard-coded Password (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-34025](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-34025/): CyberPower PowerPanel business Use of Hard-coded Password (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-32735](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-32735/): CyberPower PowerPanel Enterprise Missing Authentication (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-25131 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-25131 is a critical vulnerability in CyberPower PowerPanel Business Local / Remote, published on 24 Apr 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-25131 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: CyberPower PowerPanel Business Local / Remote. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-25131/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-25131/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-25131
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-25131
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-25131

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-25131/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.