CVE-2023-3265 Auth bypass in PowerPanel Enterprise

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

An unauthenticated attacker can bypass authentication and log in as administrator by exploiting unsanitized meta-characters in the username field.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-3265?

CVE-2023-3265 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in CyberPower PowerPanel Enterprise, published on 14 Aug 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An authentication bypass exists on CyberPower PowerPanel Enterprise by failing to sanitize meta-characters from the username, allowing an attacker to login into the application with the default user "cyberpower" by appending a non-printable character.An unauthenticated attacker can leverage this vulnerability to log in to the CypberPower PowerPanel Enterprise as an administrator with hardcoded default credentials.

Weakness: CWE-150

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-3265?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cyberpower Powerpanel Server.

How do I fix CVE-2023-3265?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-3265 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2023-3265 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-3265 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4f45-vh57-p56g.

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