CVE-2024-51567 — CyberPanel Incorrect Default Permissions Vulnerability

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

01What is this vulnerability?

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…

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
n	a / n/a	n/a

03Active exploitation status

Yes — actively exploited. Added to the CISA KEV catalog on 2024-11-07. Ransomware use: Known.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2024-10-29T00:00:00.000Z
• Last modified: 2025-10-21T22:55:37.646Z
• Added to CISA KEV: 2024-11-07
• BOD 22-01 due: 2024-11-28

09References

• cwe.mitre.org — https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/78.html
• dreyand.rs — https://dreyand.rs/code/review/2024/10/27/what-are-my-options-cyberpanel-v236-pr…
• github.com — https://github.com/usmannasir/cyberpanel/commit/5b08cd6d53f4dbc2107ad9f555122ce8…
• cyberpanel.net — https://cyberpanel.net/KnowledgeBase/home/change-logs/
• cwe.mitre.org — https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/420.html
• cyberpanel.net — https://cyberpanel.net/blog/detials-and-fix-of-recent-security-issue-and-patch-o…
• www.bleepingcomputer.com — https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/massive-psaux-ransomware-attack-t…