Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessObtain administrator password via phishing or credential breach
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DeliveryDerive API token from password using CyberPanel's algorithm
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ExploitSend API request directly to CyberPanel API endpoint
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ExecutionBypass TOTP check entirely
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ImpactExecute privileged administrative operations
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A07:2025 - Authentication Failures
ASVS 5.0
V6 - Authentication Authentication mechanism validation
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Defense Evasion, Initial Access The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires the attacker to already possess the target administrator's password - this is the primary gating condition. The vulnerability is only meaningful when 2FA/TOTP is enabled on the administrator account, since the bypass is only relevant if the second factor would otherwise be enforced. The attack targets CyberPanel API endpoints specifically; the web UI login flow may independently enforce TOTP. The CVSS PR:H metric confirms high-privilege credentials are required. Exploitation is not possible without the administrator password; unauthenticated attackers or those with only user-level credentials cannot leverage this bypass. There is no requirement for physical access, special network position, or non-default configuration beyond having 2FA enabled. |
| Impact | The CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N, score 8.6) correctly reflects that administrator-level credentials are a prerequisite (PR:H), meaning this vulnerability is not useful to an unauthenticated attacker starting from zero. The real-world impact, however, is significant: the entire value proposition of enabling 2FA - protecting against password-only compromise scenarios such as credential stuffing, phishing, or breach replay - is negated at the API layer. Organizations that deployed 2FA on CyberPanel admin accounts specifically to guard against those threats receive no protection. No KEV listing and no confirmed POC availability were identified, so exploitation is not yet confirmed as active or widespread. EPSS data was not provided in the input. The practical exploitation window requires prior credential compromise, which limits the immediacy of the threat compared to a fully unauthenticated vulnerability, but the impact once triggered is full administrative compromise. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker who acquires a CyberPanel administrator's password through phishing, credential stuffing, or a separate breach uses the known token derivation algorithm to compute a valid API token directly from the password. They then issue authenticated API calls to CyberPanel's administrative endpoints - creating new admin accounts, modifying DNS or hosting configurations, or deploying malicious code - without ever satisfying the TOTP prompt that would otherwise protect the account. No public POC has been confirmed, but the token derivation process is described in sufficient detail in the VulnCheck advisory to be reproducible. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Sep 10, 2026
CyberPanel before 3.0.5 allows attackers who have obtained an administrator's password to bypass two-factor authentication entirely on API endpoints by deriving valid API tokens from the password alone, without satisfying the TOTP requirement. This reduces 2FA-protected admin accounts to effective single-factor authentication at the API layer, enabling full administrative operations or session creation. The fix is available in version 3.0.5 per the GitHub security advisory; no public exploit or active exploitation has been identified at time of analysis.
RemediationAI
Upgrade to CyberPanel 3.0.5 or later, as confirmed by the vendor security advisory at https://github.com/usmannasir/cyberpanel/security/advisories/GHSA-h2f7-38ww-5pwc. This is the primary and only confirmed fix. If immediate patching is not possible, restrict network-level access to CyberPanel API endpoints (e.g., via firewall rules or reverse proxy ACLs to limit API access to trusted IP ranges), which reduces the exploitability surface by requiring network proximity. Note that this workaround does not fix the underlying token derivation flaw and should be treated as a temporary compensating control only. Rotating all administrator passwords after patching is advisable, as the vulnerability's exploitability depends on the attacker having the current password.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
CyberPanel (CPE: cpe:2.3:a:usmannasir:cyberpanel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*) is an open-source web hosting control panel maintained by Usman Nasir. The root cause is CWE-287 (Improper Authentication): the API token derivation algorithm is based solely on the administrator's password rather than incorporating the TOTP shared secret or a time-based one-time code. As a result, any party possessing the administrator's password can independently compute a valid API token and invoke privileged API endpoints without presenting a second factor. The flaw is architecturally a design deficiency in the API authentication subsystem - TOTP enforcement is only applied to the web UI login flow, leaving the API surface unprotected by the second factor.
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Severity by source
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Administrator password required (PR:H), network API access with no special conditions (AV:N/AC:L); full CIA impact within CyberPanel's administrative scope, no scope change.
Primary rating from Vendor (VulnCheck).
CVSS VectorVendor: VulnCheck
Lifecycle Timeline
2DescriptionCVE.org
CyberPanel before 3.0.5 fails to enforce two-factor authentication on API endpoints, allowing attackers to bypass TOTP requirements using password-derived tokens. Attackers who obtain an administrator's password can derive API tokens and perform administrative operations or create authenticated sessions without the second factor.
Technical POC Analysis
CWE-287 (Improper Authentication).
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Executive ViewAI
CyberPanel versions prior to 3.0.5 contain a two-factor authentication bypass in API endpoints that allows attackers with administrator credentials to derive valid API tokens without completing TOTP verification, reducing these accounts to single-factor authentication and enabling full administrative operations. Organizations using CyberPanel for hosting or server management face elevated risk of account compromise and administrative control loss if administrator credentials are exposed. Upgrading to version 3.0.5 is required to restore multi-factor protection on all API operations.
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
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Attack Technique
Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.
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