# CVE-2024-31856: CyberPower PowerPanel business SQL Injection

> Attackers with MQTT permissions can inject SQL to write files and execute remote code on CyberPower PowerPanel Business devices.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 May 2024
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qfq2-j4x8-f29x

## What is CVE-2024-31856?

CVE-2024-31856 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in CyberPower PowerPanel business, published on 15 May 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An attacker with certain MQTT permissions can create malicious messages 
to all CyberPower PowerPanel devices. This could result in an attacker injecting 
SQL syntax, writing arbitrary files to the system, and executing remote 
code.

Weakness: CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-31856?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cyberpower Powerpanel.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-31856?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-31856 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-31856 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-31856 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in CyberPower PowerPanel business

- [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-2024-31856 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-31856 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in CyberPower PowerPanel business, published on 15 May 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-31856 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: CyberPower PowerPanel business. 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-2024-31856/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-31856/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-31856
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-31856
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-31856

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-31856/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.