CVE-2023-3266
CriticalCVSS 9.8Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Elevated risk52th percentile - higher than 52% of all known CVEs
Summary
A non-feature complete authentication mechanism exists in the production application allowing an attacker to bypass all authentication checks if LDAP authentication is selected. An unauthenticated attacker can log in to the CypberPower PowerPanel Enterprise as an administrator by selecting LDAP authentication from a hidden HTML combo box.
Risk Assessment
This vulnerability poses a serious risk to the organization as it allows unauthorized users to gain access to the system with administrator privileges, potentially leading to significant security breaches.
Recommendation
It is recommended to immediately update the application to the latest version that addresses this issue and to review and strengthen the authentication mechanisms in the system.
Original NVD description (English source)
A non-feature complete authentication mechanism exists in the production application allowing an attacker to bypass all authentication checks if LDAP authentication is selected.An unauthenticated attacker can leverage this vulnerability to log in to the CypberPower PowerPanel Enterprise as an administrator by selecting LDAP authentication from a hidden HTML combo box. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability also requires the attacker to know at least one username on the device, but any password will authenticate successfully.