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PowerpanelApplication · Cyberpower

CVE-2024-32047

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-05-15
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 4.9.0 or later.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Hard-coded credentials for the CyberPower PowerPanel test server can be found in the production code. This might result in an attacker gaining access to the testing or production server.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

Hard-coded credentials for a CyberPower PowerPanel test server were embedded in production code. An attacker who obtains these credentials could authenticate to the test server and potentially pivot to production systems.

MitigationRemove all hard-coded credentials from the codebase and replace with a proper secrets management solution (environment variables, vault, etc.). Audit the entire codebase for additional hard-coded credentials.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
PowerpanelApplication
Affected:<= 4.9.0

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify PowerPanel installation and version
    Check the installed version of CyberPower PowerPanel using the package manager, installed programs list, or running 'powerpanel --version' if the CLI is available. Compare against the affected version <= 4.9.0.
    Affected if PowerPanel version is 4.9.0 or lower, or the version cannot be determined but the software is installed.
  2. Search codebase for hard-coded credentials
    Search the PowerPanel installation directory and source code for strings matching patterns of credentials: look for keywords such as 'password', 'passwd', 'credential', 'test', 'api_key', 'secret', 'token' embedded in configuration files, scripts, or binary resources.
    Affected if Any hard-coded passwords, API keys, tokens, or credentials are found in the codebase.
  3. Inspect configuration and resource files
    Examine all configuration files (XML, JSON, YAML, INI, properties files), resource files, and scripts bundled with PowerPanel. Look for test server URLs, usernames, and passwords that should not exist in production code.
    Affected if Credentials for a test server are found hard-coded in any configuration or resource file.
  4. Check for test environment references
    Search the codebase for references to test servers, staging environments, or non-production endpoints. Look for URLs, hostnames, or IP addresses that indicate internal test infrastructure.
    Affected if The codebase contains hard-coded connections to test servers with embedded authentication.

If CyberPower PowerPanel version 4.9.0 or lower is installed and hard-coded credentials for any test server are found in the codebase or configuration files, the environment is affected by CVE-2024-32047.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

Check your environment

Paste your version and any relevant configuration and it will be compared against the affected criteria above. Do not include secrets or credentials.

AI-assisted, checked against the advisory. Informational, not a guarantee.

Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 4.9.0
Interim mitigation

Remove all hard-coded credentials from the codebase and replace with a proper secrets management solution (environment variables, vault, etc.). Audit the entire codebase for additional hard-coded credentials.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

PowerPanel version newer than 4.9.0 (e.g., latest stable release)

  1. 1. Check the current PowerPanel installation version to confirm it is 4.9.0 or earlier
  2. 2. Navigate to the official CyberPower support page at www.cyberpower.com
  3. 3. Locate and download the latest stable version of PowerPanel software
  4. 4. Review release notes to confirm the version includes security fixes for CVE-2024-32047
  5. 5. Create a full backup of the current PowerPanel configuration and data
  6. 6. Schedule a maintenance window for the upgrade
  7. 7. Install the new PowerPanel version following the official installation guide
  8. 8. After installation, verify the application is functioning correctly
Caveat Review release notes for any configuration or feature changes that may require adjustment during upgrade

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Powerpanel Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
22.0 hours of engineering $3,860
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.

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